U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1937

Sancho v. Acevedo

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Decided December 8, 1937 · Bingham

93 F.2d 331; 1937 U.S. App. LEXIS 2802 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Col. William C. Rigby, of Washington, D. C. (B. Fernandez Garcia, of San Juan, P. R., and Nathan R. Margold, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellant., O. B. Frazer, of New York City (Valenten Polancode Jesus, of Cíales, P. R., on the brief), for appellee.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Colorado Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission (D.C. Cir. 1941)
Miranda v. People of Puerto Rico (1st Cir. 1938)

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Opinion of the Court

BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico dismissing an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the District Court of San Juan, on the ground that the appeal was frivolous as it had previously decided a like question in a case where it had held that the Legislature of Puerto Rico had no power to enact a law by joint resolution.

The question raised is the same as the one decided by this court on December 8, 1937, in the case of Sancho v. Valiente & Company, 1 Cir., 93 F.2d 327, where it was held that, under section 34 of the Organic Act of Puerto Rico of 1917, 48 U.S.C.A. §§ 822-841, 843, 844, no valid law could be enacted by the Legislature of Puerto Rico ex*332cept by bill. The question here presented is governed by that decision.

The judgment of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is affirmed, with costs to the appellee.

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