Legal Opinion
Jewelers Mutual Insurance v. N. Barquet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 25, 2005No. 04-1925PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
In this Puerto Rico diversity action we are asked to apply a civil law concept, the “depositum contract,” which has some similarities with, but is not identical to, common law bailment. The depositum contract is an arrangement where one party delivers items to another for the purpose of temporarily holding and preserving those items. Under the Puerto Rico Civil Code, the depositary is presumed to perform its duties, for no compensation. 31 P.R. Laws Ann. § 4641.
Two traveling jewelry salesmen asked for and were granted permission to leave two bags of jewelry, worth several…
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- United Paperworkers International Union, Local 14, Afl-Cio-Clc v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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