Legal Opinion

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and Lewis Business Forms of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Caguas Federal Savings & Loan Association of Puerto Rico

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 2, 1989No. 85-2007PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

This appeal resulted in our certifying certain questions of law to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. A copy of our certification is attached and made part hereof. [Editor’s Note: The Certification is published at 825 F.2d 536.] On June 30, 1988, the Puerto Rico court issued an opinion responding to those questions. We attach a copy of that opinion.

There remains only the question of disposition. Initially we believed that the answer was clear, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico having provided answers to our questions. The district court had found that

the proximate cause of the loss claimed was…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

Fargo National Bank, a Corporation v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
R. Mars, the Contract Co. v. Massunutten Bank of Strasburg, Strasburg, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
Solé Electric, Inc. v. Bank of Nova ScotiaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1975
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and Lewis Business Forms of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Caguas Federal Savings & Loan Association of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986

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