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PORTO RICO v. EMMANUEL

No. 4.

235 U.S. 251 (1914)

PEOPLE OF PORTO RICO v. EMMANUEL, BARON DU LAURENS d'OISELAY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 30, 1914.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel T. Ansell, with whom Mr. Felix Frankfurter, Mr. Foster V. Brown, Attorney General of Porto Rico, and Mr. Paul Charlton were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Frederico Degetau for appellee, submitted.

MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was commenced July 23, 1908, in the United States District Court for Porto Rico by Pierre Emmanuel, Baron du Laurens d'Oiselay, a citizen of the Republic of France and a resident thereof, against the People of Porto Rico. His complaint alleged that he was the owner of an estate composed of 4133 cuerdas of land situate in the Municipality of Lares, acquired by him as a legacy from the Duchess de Mahon...

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