Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Flav-O-Rich
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 10, 1995No. Civ. 93-2187 (HL)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
“Puerto Rico is the beneficiary of two great legal systems [: civil and common law]. Out of the interaction and synthesis of these systems, but without eclipsing or banning one or the other, a new Derecho Puertorriqueño can and does emerge.” Diaz Irizarry v. Ennia, N.V., 678 F.Supp. 957, 962 n. 5 (D.P.R.1988).
Before the Court is defendant Flav-O-Rich’s Motion for Summary Judgment. For the reasons stated below, the Court hereby grants defendant’s motion.
I. BACKGROUND
Defendant Flav-O-Rich is an ice cream manufacturer incorporated in and having its…
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