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VELEZ v. CROWN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 78-1269.

599 F.2d 471 (1979)

Vicente Acevedo VELEZ et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CROWN LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis M. Chaves Ghigliotty, Arecibo, P. R., for plaintiffs, appellants.

Eugene F. Hestres, San Juan, P. R., with whom Bird & Bird, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges, JAMESON, District Judge.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

This case presents questions as to diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c) and amount in controversy jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), as well as the basic issue of coverage under a group life insurance policy.

Plaintiff-appellant Vicente Acevedo Velez commenced suit in the Superior Court of Puerto Rico to recover from Crown Life Insurance Co., defendant-appellee, insurance payments for the death of his father, Emilio...

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