Legal Opinion
Jose L. Sanchez v. Puerto Rico Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 29, 1994No. 94-1171PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This is a ghost ship of an appeal. One hears the creak of the rigging, the groan of the timber, and the muted sound of voices through the fog — but there is nothing solid to be grasped. In the end the appeal, like the ghost ship, vanishes into the mist, leaving things exactly as they were. The tale follows.
I. AN OVERVIEW
Plaintiff-appellee Jose L. Sanchez sued defendant-appellant Puerto Rico Oil Company (Proieo) asserting that the company constructively discharged him due to his advanced age. A jury agreed; it found that Proieo had willfully violated both the Age…
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