RIVERA v. LAWTON

No. 2366.

35 F.2d 823 (1929)

RIVERA et al. v. LAWTON.

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 12, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henri Brown, of San Juan, Porto Rico, for appellant.

Frederick T. Paine, of New York City (F. Soto Gras, of San Juan, Porto Rico, on the brief), for appellee.

William Cattron Rigby, of Washington, D. C. (James R. Beverley, Atty. Gen., and Edward A. Kreger, Judge Advocate Gen., of Washington, D. C., of counsel), in behalf of the People of Porto Rico, as amicus curiæ in opposition to the motion to reverse and remand.

Before BINGHAM, ANDERSON, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the Supreme Court of Porto Rico.

In July, 1922, Rafael Carrion laid out lands owned by him in a residential section of San Juan into twelve lots, six on each side of a street, naming the whole parcel Carrion's Court. He began the sale of these lots according to this plan of improvement, putting into each deed the restriction that "the purchasers, their heirs and successors...

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