Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Gonzalez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 19, 1923No. 263PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a suit brought by the respondents to establish the nullity of a sale- of their land while they were all minors. The Supreme Court of Porto Rico upheld the sale and ordered the complaint to be dismissed, 27 P. R. 364; but the judgment was reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals, 276 Fed. 108, following another decision made by it at the same term. Agenjo v. Agenjo, 276 Fed. 105. Thereupon a writ of certiorari was granted by this Court.
The father, of the respondents (plaintiffs) died in 1904, owning the land in question, and the title passed to his widow and his children, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Garzot v. De RubioSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Deane v. Willamette Bridge Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1892
- Nadal v. MaySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- De Villanueva v. VillanuevaSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by76 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto RicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Thompson v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Hawks v. HamillSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Yu Cong Eng v. TrinidadSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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