Legal Opinion
Elisa Diaz Gonzalez v. Alfredo Colon Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 28, 1976No. 75-1270PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
This is a difficult and complex case, which calls for the interpretation of certain Puerto Rican statutes and possibly for an “equitable” extension of their literal meaning. Although the factual background against which the legal questions must be resolved is exceedingly complicated, 1 an abridged summary will suffice here in the light of our ultimate disposition. Basically the district court was faced with an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which the plaintiff alleged a deprivation of civil rights by the defendants’ wrongful termination of his employment in…
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