Legal Opinion
De La Torre v. Continental Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 31, 1994No. 08-2310PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, plaintiff invites us to set aside the district court’s entry of summary judgment and its ensuing refusal to grant relief from the judgment. We decline the invitation.
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Contending that Continental Insurance Company had wrongfully refused to pay a claim for benefits under a group accident insurance policy purchased by his former employer, plaintiff-appellant Domingo de la Torre filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Invoking diversity jurisdiction, see 28 U.S.C. § 1382 (1988), appellant sought compensatory,…
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