VENCEDOR MFG. CO., INC. v. GOUGLER INDUSTRIES

No. 76-1459.

557 F.2d 886 (1977)

VENCEDOR MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOUGLER INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horacio R. Subira, Santurce, P.R., with whom Ralph J. Rexach and Quetglas, Vazquez & Subira, San Juan, P.R., were on brief, for plaintiff-appellant.

John F. Malley, Santurce, P.R., with whom Jaime A. Garcia Blanco, Santurce, P.R., was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, VAN OOSTERHOUT and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Vencedor Manufacturing Company (Vencedor), brought this contract action in Puerto Rico. Defendant, Gougler Industries, Inc. (Gougler),1 moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, arguing that its contacts with Puerto Rico were insufficient to permit a Puerto Rican court to hear the lawsuit. The district court agreed and dismissed the suit. This appeal followed.

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