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RALSTON PURINA CO. v. NAVIERAS DE CANARIAS

No. 79-1378.

619 F.2d 152 (1980)

RALSTON PURINA CO. and National Packing Co., Division of Ralston Purina Co., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. NAVIERAS DE CANARIAS, S.A. (NAVICASA) and M/S PLAYA DEL MEDANO, Her Engines, Tackles, Apparel, Furniture and Equipment, John Doe and Richard Roe, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Santiago Villalonga, Hato Rey, P. R., with whom Hartzell, Ydrach, Mellado, Santiago & Perez, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for defendants, appellants.

Antonio M. Bird, Jr., San Juan, P. R., with whom Bird & Bird, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from the district court's denial of appellant's motion for relief from a judgment of default, Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b). "The law is settled that motions to set aside default judgments are addressed to the discretion of the trial court." American & Foreign Ins. Ass'n v. Commercial Ins. Co., 575 F.2d 980, 982 (1st Cir. 1978). In this case, a mere statement of the facts demonstrates why we have...

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