Legal Opinion
Russell A. Lugo-Vina v. Pueblo International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 27, 1978No. 77-1206PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL,
Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee, Russell Lugo-Vina, a resident of Puerto Rico, was injured in a fall on the premises of a supermarket in Puerto Rico operated by defendant Pueblo International, Inc. (Pueblo). In this appeal, Pueblo challenges the size of the jury award and also maintains that the district court erred in finding diversity of citizenship. Because we decide that there was no diversity jurisdiction, we do not reach the issue of damages.
Plaintiff filed suit in October 1974 in the District of Puerto Rico. A few months earlier the district court had consolidated…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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