Porto Rico Ry Light Power Co v. Mor, No. 728
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
| Writing for the Court | BRANDEIS |
| Citation | 64 L.Ed. 944,253 U.S. 345,40 S.Ct. 516 |
| Parties | PORTO RICO RY., LIGHT & POWER CO. v. MOR |
| Docket Number | No. 728 |
| Decision Date | 01 June 1920 |
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New Hampshire Lottery Comm'n v. Rosen, No. 19-1835
...construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all." (quoting Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920) )).10 From there, the plaintiffs posit that the statute's structure confirms that the term "bets or wag......
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People of Puerto Rico v. Russell Co Sucesores En 10 8212 13, 1933, No. 492
...District Court because of their nonresidence, diversity of citizenship being unnecessary. See Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944. And, if the nonresidence of the individual members would confer jurisdiction upon the federal court in a suit aga......
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In re Unknown, Nos. 09–41238
...two Supreme Court cases interpreting statutory lists. Paroline, 672 F.Supp.2d at 788 (citing Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920), Fed. Mar. Comm'n v. Seatrain Lines, Inc., 411 U.S. 726, 93 S.Ct. 1773, 36 L.Ed.2d 620 (1973)). In Porto......
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Nat'l Elec. Manufacturers Ass'n v. United States Dep't of Energy, No. 10–1533.
...the “in accordance with” language should not be read as applying to the entire definition, see Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920) (“When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other word......
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New Hampshire Lottery Comm'n v. Rosen, No. 19-1835
...construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all." (quoting Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920) )).10 From there, the plaintiffs posit that the statute's structure confirms that the term "bets or wag......
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People of Puerto Rico v. Russell Co Sucesores En 10 8212 13, 1933, No. 492
...District Court because of their nonresidence, diversity of citizenship being unnecessary. See Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944. And, if the nonresidence of the individual members would confer jurisdiction upon the federal court in a suit aga......
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In re Unknown, Nos. 09–41238
...two Supreme Court cases interpreting statutory lists. Paroline, 672 F.Supp.2d at 788 (citing Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920), Fed. Mar. Comm'n v. Seatrain Lines, Inc., 411 U.S. 726, 93 S.Ct. 1773, 36 L.Ed.2d 620 (1973)). In Porto......
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Nat'l Elec. Manufacturers Ass'n v. United States Dep't of Energy, No. 10–1533.
...the “in accordance with” language should not be read as applying to the entire definition, see Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348, 40 S.Ct. 516, 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920) (“When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other word......
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