South Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. Benedicto
South Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. Benedicto
Opinion of the Court
delivered tbc following opinion:
In this case the application for a temporary injunction has been argued by counsel for tbc complainant and also by counsel for tbc various defendants, both orally and by brief. Tbe court is of tbe opinion that tbe relief prayed for by the complainant in its bill should be granted in part but not in its entirety. It is clear to the court that no postmaster in tbe Island of Porto Kico has authority to open any package of merchandise coming to Porto Pico from any point in the United States, except with the consent of tbe person to whom such package is addressed, and therefore the prayer of the bill for an injunction against, the postmistress at Ensenada is hereby granted, to that extent.
In regard to the prayer in the said bill that this court enjoin the Treasurer of Porto Pico and the Assistant Treasurer of Porto Pico, and that all persons acting under their authority be
This injunction, however, shall not be in force unless the complainant shall give a bond in favor of the Treasurer of Porto Pico in favor of José E. Benedicto in his official capacity as Treasurer of the Island of Porto Pico, in the sum of $4,000, to be approved by this court.
With regard to the allegation in the bill in paragraph-14 that the complainant has imported or is importing merchandise to a small extent from foreign countries, the court is not prepared at this time to pass upon that question and reserves the decision thereon until a later date.
It is so ordered.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- SOUTH PORTO RICO SUGAR COMPANY OF PORTO RICO v. JOSÉ E. BENEDICTO as Treasurer of Porto Rico, Abelardo Gonzalez Font as Assistant Treasurer of Porto Rico, and America Rossy as Postmistress at Ensenada, Porto Rico, Dfts.
- Status
- Published