PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 3770, 3771.

131 F.2d 151 (1942)

PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO v. UNITED STATES (two cases).

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 6, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Cattron Rigby, of Washington, D.C. (George A. Malcolm, Atty. Gen., of Puerto Rico, and Warner W. Gardner, Sol. for Department of the Interior, of Washington, D. C., of counsel), for appellants.

Norman L. Littell, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Norman MacDonald and John P. Hearne, both of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before MAGRUDER, MAHONEY, and WOODBURY, Circuit Judges.


WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.

These are appeals from an "Order Declaring Non-existence of Tax Lien" and an "Order for Delivery of Money", entered, respectively, in the above named cases by the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico. The same question is raised by each appeal. It is whether or not, in condemnation proceedings against land in Puerto Rico instituted by the United States Government between January 15 and July 1 in any year, that is, between the...

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