Legal Opinion
Kathryn J. Shankles v. Costa Armatori, S.P.A., Isolina Vazquez Gaston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 23, 1983No. 83-1078PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Isolina Vazquez-Gaston, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (Jaime Pieras, Jr., District Judge) granting the motion for summary judgment of defendant-appellee, Costa Armatori, S.P.A. (Costa, defendant, appellee). She instituted this action against Costa for losses incurred and personal injuries sustained as a result of a fire aboard a ship chartered by Costa and on which she was a passenger. She sought recovery of $65,000, the estimated value of personal property lost in the fire, and $100,000 for…
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