Legal Opinion
Tirado-Toro v. Builder's Square, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided December 10, 1997No. Civ. 97-1570(JAF)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Jaime A. Tirado-Toro, brings this suit against Defendant Builder’s Square, Inc., for personal injury alleged to be the result of Defendant’s negligence in maintenance of its store. Plaintiff invokes this court’s jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 in that (1) Plaintiff is a citizen of Puerto Rico; (2) Defendant is a citizen of a place other than Puerto Rico, as it has a business in the state of Texas; (3) and the alleged damages suffered are in the amount of $80,000. Defendant moves to dismiss, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), for lack…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-LarrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Coventry Sewage Associates v. Dworkin Realty Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Norman Knight v. Mark J. Mills, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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