Legal Opinion
Mejias-Quiros v. Maxxam Property Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 13, 1997No. 96-1691, 96-1759PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, brought in the district court, Jessie Mejias Quiros and his wife sued Maxxam Property Corporation (“Maxxam”) for negligence. Mejias charged that injuries that he suffered during a fight on Maxxam’s resort property were due to Maxxam’s failure to provide adequate security to him as a guest. The jury awarded Mejias and his wife separate damages for pain and suffering and, in his case, for medical expenses. Both sides have appealed.
A summary of the background events, largely not in dispute, is as follows. At the time of the incident, Mejias, then…
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