Legal Opinion
Dr. Gabriel Jimenez Puig v. Avis Rent-A-Car System
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 1978No. 77-1491PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL,
Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Dr. Gabriel Jimenez Puig, a citizen of Puerto Rico, brought the present action under the diversity jurisdiction of the district court against Avis Rent-A-Car System (Avis). His complaint alleged that in October 1975 he flew to Dulles Airport in Virginia. At Dulles he went to the Avis counter to arrange for the rental of a car he had reserved:
“Upon arrival . . . Plaintiff presented his [credit] card at the Avis counter and much to his surprise, the clerk attending the counter at Dulles Airport, instead of delivering a motor vehicle to Plaintiff,…
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