Legal Opinion
Leopoldo Fernandez Diaz v. Pan American Federal Savings and Loan Association
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 5, 1980No. 80-1299PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
The complaint in this case alleged that defendant Pan American Federal Savings and Loan Association maliciously or negligently caused a criminal prosecution to be instituted against plaintiff in a Puerto Rico court. The criminal charge alleged that plaintiff had caused to be circulated two checks drawn against the Savings & Loan, for which there were insufficient funds. In a subsequent pleading, plaintiff invoked federal jurisdiction under 12 U.S.C. § 632, which, in pertinent part, provides:
“all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity to which any corporation…
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