Legal Opinion
Isaac Camacho v. Autoridad De Telefonos De Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 21, 1989No. 88-1583PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to revisit a crossroads where the laws of the United States and Puerto Rico intersect. Having made the journey and inspected the terrain anew, we remain confident that our earlier survey of the intersection is accurate. Because that reaffirmation is dispositive of the most heralded point on this appeal, and because none of appellants’ other initiatives have merit, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of the action.
I. TRAVEL OF THE CASE
On December 19, 1986, plaintiffs (appellants before us) filed their complaint in Puerto Rico Superior Court. They claimed,…
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