Legal Opinion

Luis Riofrio Anda v. Ralston Purina, Co., Luis Riofrio Anda v. Ralston Purina, Co.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 25, 1992No. 91-1800, 91-1855PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, the plaintiffs-appellants, Luis Riofrio Anda and Sylvia Marisol Unda González, sued the defendants-appellees, Ralston Purina Co., Van Camp Seafood Company, Inc., and National Packing Co., for breach of an oral employment contract. 1 We will refer to defendants-appellees as Ralston. On appeal, appellants claim that the district court made three errors: 1) issuing a j.n.o.v. nullifying a jury award of damages for breach of contract; 2) granting summary judgment for Ralston on appellants’ tort claim for wrongful discharge as time-barred…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Jose Antonio Torres v. Superintendent of the Police of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. Fernandez v. ChardonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  4. Lisa Jorgensen v. Massachusetts Port Authority, Appeal of Donald Hertzfeldt and Peter LangleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. Cordeco Development Corporation v. Antonio Santiago Vasquez, Cordeco Development Corporation v. Antonio Santiago Vasquez, Inez Acevedo CamposCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Dairl Johnson Claudine Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  2. O'Connell v. Hyatt HotelsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,862 G. A. Thompson & Co., Inc. v. Herbert Partridge, Robert M. Presley, Frank Andrews and C. Thomas MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Paul S. Dopp v. Jay Pritzker, Paul S. Dopp v. Jay PritzkerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  5. Benitez-Pons v. The CommonwealthCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998

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