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NOBLE v. CORPORACION INSULAR DE SEGUROS

Nos. 83-1858, 83-1891.

738 F.2d 51 (1984)

Thomas H. NOBLE, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CORPORACION INSULAR DE SEGUROS, Defendant, Appellant. Thomas H. NOBLE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CORPORACION INSULAR DE SEGUROS, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Calvesbert, San Juan, P.R., with whom Calvesbert & Brown, San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for Thomas H. Noble.

Ernesto F. Rodriguez Suris, San Juan, P.R., with whom Miranda Cardenas, De Corral & Rodriguez Suris, San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for Corporacion Insular de Seguros.

Before COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges, and PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

The parties in this appeal disagree about how the law of Puerto Rico assesses damages when an insurance company wrongfully refuses to pay a policy claim. The facts underlying this diversity action are as follows:

The main mast of plaintiff Noble's sailboat, Indigo, collapsed while it was under sail just south of Puerto Rico. He sought reimbursement for the loss from his insurance company, the defendant. But, the insurance company, having...

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