We're not going to pretend that we can actually read what the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico's opinion in Administración de Terrenos de Puerto Rico v. Ponce Bayland Enterprises, Inc., No. CC-2019-212 (June 29, 2021) says. It's in Spanish and we don't know Spanish. Wish we did, truly.
But hey, that's what Google Translate is for, right? And if that service can be believed, here's what the summary of the case roughs out to:
Compulsory Expropriation - The Expropriation Chamber of the Court of First Instance has jurisdiction to consider evidence of environmental pollution and the costs of remedying it in forced expropriation lawsuits to determine the market value of the expropriated property at the time of seizure. The admissibility of evidence about contamination and the costs of remedying it is subject to the provisions of the Rules of Evidence.
We're not posting the case because the opinion raises any groundbreaking approach to the issue. But rather in the hope that someone who can read and understand it can confirm that it does or doesn't. So if you know the language and can tell us whether our read is right, ping us and let us know, please. Or should we say "por favor?"
Administración de Terrenos de Puerto Rico v. Ponce Bayland Enterprises, Inc., No. CC-2019-212 (P.R. June 29...
