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Candido Acosta, Antonio Acosta, and Anselmo Acosta, Appellants, v. The People of Porto Rico
214 U.S. 531·Supreme Court of the United States·1909
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Opinion
No. 199.
Candido Acosta, Antonio Acosta, and Anselmo Acosta, Appellants, v. The People of Porto Rico.
In error to the Supreme Court of Porto Rico.
April 28, 1909.
Mr. N. B. K. Pettingill for appellants.
No appearance for appellees.
[MAJORITY]
Dismissed with costs on motion of Mr. George H. Lamar in behalf of counsel for the appellants.