48 U.S.C. § 863
Repealed. Pub. L. 91–272, § 13, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 298
[repealed]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 63
cases, 1932–1983 · leading case: Munoz v. Porto Rico Ry. Light & Power Co., 83 F.2d 262 (1st Cir. 1936).
Munoz v. Porto Rico Ry. Light & Power Co., 83 F.2d 262 (1st Cir. 1936). “965 , 48 U.S.C.A. § 863 ), unless it was taken away by the Act of Congress of May 14, 1934 ( 48 Stat.”
United Steelworkers of Am. v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc., 382 U.S. 145 (1965). “965 (now 48 U. S. C. §863 ). See 70 Stat. 658 (1956), amending 28 U.”
De Castro v. Bd. of Comm'rs of San Juan, 322 U.S. 451 (1944). “It does not appear that these were called to the attention of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, but in any event they do not, in our opinion, counterbalance the weight rightly to be given to the decision of the insular Supreme Court as the ultimate insular interpreter of the…”
Armando A. Miranda v. United States, 255 F.2d 9 (1st Cir. 1958). “989 , 48 U.S.C.A. § 863 , so as to strike therefrom the language which granted to the federal district court in Puerto Rico “jurisdiction of all eases cognizable in the district courts of the United States.”
Agana Bay Dev. Co. (Hong Kong) Ltd. v. Supreme Court of Guam, Dillingham Corp. of the Pac., Real Party in Interest, 529 F.2d 952 (9th Cir. 1976). “965 , as amended; 48 U.S.C. § 863 (1952). The legislature of Puerto Rico could not alter the jurisdiction of the district court.”
People of Puerto Rico v. E. Sugar Assocs., 156 F.2d 316 (1st Cir. 1946). “Following this action of the insular District Court the appellees on March 24, 1945, petitioned that court for removal of the cause to the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico — Eastern Sugar Associates on the ground of diversity of citizenship and amount in…”
Miguel A. Moreno Rios v. United States, 256 F.2d 68 (1st Cir. 1958). “966 , 48 U.S.C.A. § 863 . That, authorization was still in the law when the Congress in 1950 enacted Public Law 600, 48 U.”
Bayamon Thom McAn Inc. v. Eileen Josefina Miranda, Kiddielane Florida Corp. v. Eileen Josefina Miranda, 409 F.2d 968 (1st Cir. 1969). “These are appeals from judgments on plaintiffs’ verdicts in a negligence action in the district of Puerto Rico, with jurisdiction being based on 48 U.S.C. § 863 , all of the defendant corporations being non-domiciliaries of Puerto Rico.”
Juan T. Penagaricano, Acting Econ. Stabilization Adm'r v. Allen Corp., 267 F.2d 550 (1st Cir. 1959). “The District Court correctly denied the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.”
Insular Police Comm'n v. Lopez, 160 F.2d 673 (1st Cir. 1947). “Under the Organic Act, 48 U.S.C.A. § 863 , the United States District Court for Puer-to Rico has “jurisdiction of all cases cognizable in the district courts of the United States,” plus certain additional jurisdiction not now relevant.”
Benitez v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 125 F.2d 519 (1st Cir. 1942). “Since the sole party complainant in the original equity suit was a Canadian corporation not domiciled in Puerto Rico, the United States District Court for Puerto Rico had jurisdiction on the basis of the kind of diversity of citizenship described in § 41 of the Organic Act, 48…”
Exec. Air Servs., Inc. v. Beech Aircraft Corp., 254 F. Supp. 415 (D.P.R. 1966). “It was removed to this Court pursuant to defendant’s petition under 48 U.S.C.A. § 863 , 28 U.S.C.A. § 1441 and 28 U.”
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