Legal Opinion

American Railroad Co. of Porto Rico v. De Castro

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 25, 1907No. 467Published

error to the district court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice White

This case is similar in character to that of American Railroad Co. v. Julio P. Castro, No. 151, this (1906) term, just decided (204 U. S. 453), having been brought to recover for damages resulting from injuries sustained by the wife in the same accident which occasioned the death of the daughter Eloísa. The right of this court in the case at bar to review a judgment for the plaintiffs below, entered upon the verdict of a jury, is based upon an objection to the jurisdiction of the trial court similar to that which was made in No. 151. For the reasons stated in the opinion in that case the writ…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. American R. Co. of Porto Rico v. CastroSupreme Court of the United States · 1907

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