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Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345 (1920)
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Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345 (1920)
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Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Company v. Mor No. 728 Argued April 23, 1920 Decided June 1, 1920 253 U.S. 345
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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In the provision of the Act of March 2, 1917, c. 145, 39 Stat. 965, which gives the United States District Court for Porto Rico jurisdiction
where all the parties on either side of the controversy are citizens or subjects of a foreign state or states, or citizens of a state, territory, or district of the United States not domiciled in Porto Rico,
etc., the clause "not domiciled in Porto Rico" relates to both preceding clauses, so that jurisdiction is not conferred over an action by an alien domiciled in Porto Rico against a local corporation. P. 346.
When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the clause should be read as applicable to all. P. 348.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345 (1920) in 253 U.S. 345 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E4P3DLT3F7N9SSD.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345 (1920), in 253 U.S. 345, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E4P3DLT3F7N9SSD.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345 (1920). cited in 1920, 253 U.S. 345. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E4P3DLT3F7N9SSD.
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