PREMIER ELEC. INTERN. CORP. v. SOLAR DEVICES, INC.

No. 85-1438.

778 F.2d 71 (1985)

PREMIER ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION and Premier Electric Construction Company, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. SOLAR DEVICES, INC., Francisco Casas and Enrique Garcia, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Gering, with whom Patrick Mazza and Arnstein, Gluck, Lehr, Barron & Milligan, Chicago, Ill., were on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Nestor Duran, with whom McConnell Valdes Kelley Sifre Griggs & Ruiz-Suria, San Juan, P.R., were on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges, TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.


COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Premier Electric International (Premier) sued Solar Devices (Solar) under the civil penalty provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in the District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Solar moved for summary judgment, based on a release of liability signed by Premier. The district court entered summary judgment against Premier and this appeal followed. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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