ROOM v. CARIBE HILTON HOTEL

No. 80-1607.

659 F.2d 5 (1981)

Herbert ROOM, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CARIBE HILTON HOTEL, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose E. Fernandez Sein, Rio Piedras, P. R., with whom Harvey B. Nachman, Santucce, P. R., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Charles DeMier Leblanc, Hato Rey, P. R., with whom A. Miranda Cardenas, De Corral & Rodriguez, Old San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Herbert Room commenced this diversity action to recover damages allegedly arising out of a heart attack he suffered on November 24, 1976, while a guest at defendant Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the close of plaintiff's case-in-chief, the district court granted a directed verdict for defendant and plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The facts as viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, see, e. g., Carlson v. American...

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