Legal Opinion
Vicente Acevedo Velez v. Crown Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 1979No. 78-1269PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This case presents questions as to diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c) and amount in controversy jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), as well as the basic issue of coverage under a group life insurance policy.
Plaintiff-appellant Vicente Acevedo Velez commenced suit in the Superior Court of Puerto Rico to recover from Crown Life Insurance Co., defendant-appellee, insurance payments for the death of his father, Emilio Acevedo Iguina, who died on December 18, 1972. The complaint asked the court “to order the defendant to pay to the plaintiff the sum of $10,000…
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