Legal Opinion
John M. Coady v. Aguadilla Terminal Inc., and the Home Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 14, 1972No. 71-1347PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
This is a diversity action for personal injury brought in the District Court of Puerto Rico by a foreign plaintiff. Shortly after the filing of the action defendants moved for security for costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees, and, by stipulation, it was ordered that plaintiff should post a $250 bond in 90 days. Nothing occurred for over a year, when defendants moved to dismiss for failure to post the bond. Plaintiff promptly tendered the bond, together with an affidavit that the file had been misplaced and the failure to post the bond had been an oversight. The district…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Johnson Chemical Co., Inc. v. Condado Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Petsel v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
3Cited by27 opinions
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- In Re Four Seasons Securities Laws LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Dominic v. Hess Oil V.I. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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