Legal Opinion
Dora Iris Betancourt v. J. C. Penney Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 18, 1977No. 75-1448PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
On November 3, 1973, the plaintiff-appellee, Mrs. Dora Betancourt, was struck on the right shoulder when an automobile tire fell from a rack in the automotive section of the J. C. Penney store in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Personally and for her four minor children she brought this negligence action in the District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. A jury awarded Mrs. Betancourt $60,000 damages, and also awarded $15,000 each to her four children for damages sustained as a result of her incapacitation. After trial, the district court awarded $10,000…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Robert Laforest v. Autoridad De Las Fuentes Fluviales De Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Gicerio Ramos, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Jose Virella Rivera v. Rederi A/b Nordstjernan, and Third Party v. International Shipping Agency, Inc., Third Party (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Edith Bonn, Etc., Cross-Appellees v. Puerto Rico International Airlines, Inc., and United States of America, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Jose Gonzalez RiveraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Carlos A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez v. Desiderio Cartagena and Domingo Alvarez, Carlos A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez v. Pedro N. Soto and Edwin F. GotayCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Wagenmann v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- William Templeman and Alyce Templeman v. Chris Craft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Pablo De Leon Lopez v. Corporacion Insular De SegurosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Bancroft Dudley Hall v. Frederick J. Ochs, Frederick J. Ochs, S. Leo Judge, James P. Rogers, Thomas F. Murphy and Town of MiltonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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