Legal Opinion
Torres Mas v. Carver Boat Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 8, 2003No. CIV. 00-1652(RLA)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ACOSTA, District Judge.
Plaintiff José R. Torres-Mas (“Torres-Mas”), a citizen of Puerto Rico, brought this suit against defendant Carver Boat Corporation (“Carver Boat”), a Delaware corporation that manufactures vessels in Wisconsin, invoking this Court’s jurisdiction under diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Torres-Mas prays for rescission of the contract whereby he purchased a vessel manufactured by Carver Boat in accordance with the provisions of the Puerto Rico Civil Code.
A non-jury trial was held on March 18 and 19, 2003.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Torres-Mas filed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Correa v. Cruisers, a Division of KCS International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Márquez v. Torres CamposSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1982
- García Viera v. Ciudad Chevrolet, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1980
3Cited by1 opinion
- Mathews v. HuntingtonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2007