Legal Opinion
Scotiabank de Puerto Rico v. Burgos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 16, 2014No. 12-9005PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The issue to be decided in this appeal is whether Defendants/Appellees Ernesto Brito and Marigloria Del Valle have a real property interest in an apartment that is part of a timeshare real estate venture undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. At summary judgment, based on the Puerto Rico Timeshare and Vacation Club Act (the “Timeshare Act” or the “Act”), P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 31, § 1251, et seq., and the sale contract between Brito, Del Valle, and the developer of the timeshare venture (the “Developer”), the bankruptcy court answered that question in the…
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