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Romeu v. Todd, 206 U.S. 358 (1907)
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Romeu v. Todd, 206 U.S. 358 (1907)
Romeu v. Todd No. 269 Argued April 19, 1907 Decided May 27, 1907 206 U.S. 358
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO
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All the local law of Porto Rico is within the legislative control of Congress, and under § 8 of the Foraker Act, 31 Stat. 79, the local law remains in force until altered, amended, or repealed by Congress or in the manner provided in the act, and cannot be disregarded by the courts.
The local statutory law of real property in Porto Rico, requiring the giving and recording of a cautionary notice of a pending suit in order to affect third parties dealing with the recorded owner, not having been altered, amended or repealed, applies to a suit brought on the equity side of the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico, and notwithstanding the provisions of 34 of the Foraker Act, constructive notice of the pendency of such an action is not, in the absence of the cautionary notice required by the local law, operative against innocent purchasers.
The district court of the United States is not a constitutional court of the United States; its authority emanates wholly from Congress under the sanction of its power to govern territory occupying the relation that Porto Rico does to the United States.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Romeu v. Todd, 206 U.S. 358 (1907) in 206 U.S. 358 206 U.S. 361. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZDF49RTBZECV7G2.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Romeu v. Todd, 206 U.S. 358 (1907), in 206 U.S. 358, page 206 U.S. 361. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZDF49RTBZECV7G2.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Romeu v. Todd, 206 U.S. 358 (1907). cited in 1907, 206 U.S. 358, pp.206 U.S. 361. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZDF49RTBZECV7G2.
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