Legal Opinion
Fausto A. Rodriguez v. Carlos Garcia Baldrich
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 14, 1980No. 79-1573PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
In this diversity case, the question on appeal is whether the district court properly dismissed the action as res judicata. Unable to answer this question at present, we remand for further proceedings.
The essential facts are as follows. In 1974, a widow brought suit, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor son, against Carlos Garcia Baldrich in the Puerto Rican Superior Court. She alleged that the defendant agreed to pay her husband $30,000 for shares of a corporation but refused to pay the second installment of the debt ($19,000) after her husband died. Upon the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Bram ex rel. Bram v. Gateway Plaza, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1975
- Gonzalez v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1974
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