Legal Opinion
Candida Merino De Walker v. Pueblo International, Inc., and Third-Party v. Angel Negron, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 1978No. 77-1022PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellee in this diversity case obtained a $25,000 jury verdict for damages suffered when she was falsely accused of shoplifting at one of Pueblo’s stores in San Juan. Her husband received $2,500 for his damages suffered as a consequence of the injury to his wife. The only issue presented in this appeal is whether the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, appellant claiming that there was no diversity of citizenship. 1
Plaintiff and her husband are citizens of Puerto Rico. Defendant Pueblo International, Inc., is incorporated under…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Thomson v. GaskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Scot Typewriter Co. v. Underwood Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Kelly v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Ruby Velandra and Roy Velandra v. Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault and Renault, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Abraham Alvarado-Morales v. Digital Equipment Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Lee J. Topp v. Compair Incorporated, Compair Limited, Siebe Plc and E. Barrie StephensCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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