SCOTUS Decisions & Politics

Porto Rico v. Rosaly 227 U.S. 270 (1913)


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PPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF PORTO RICO.
No. 145. Submitted January 24, 1913. Decided February 24, 1913.The government of Porto Rico cannot be sued without its consent. The government of Porto Rico, as established by the Organic Act, with some possible exceptions, comes within the general rule exempting a government sovereign in its attributes. That government of Porto Rico, as established by the Organic Act of April 12, 1900, is a strong likeness of that established for Hawaii which has immunity from suit. Kawananakoa v. Polyblank, 205 U.S. 349.

Porto Rico v. Rosaly, 227 U.S. 270, (1913)
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