OLIVERAS v. MIRANDA LOPO

No. 85-2030.

800 F.2d 3 (1986)

Tito OLIVERAS and Henry Compta, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Sergio MIRANDA LOPO, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Rosenbaum, Hato Rey, P.R., for plaintiffs, appellants.

George Lopez Keelan, Hato Rey, P.R., with whom Luis R. Torres, San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before COFFIN and BOWNES, Circuit Judges, and MALETZ, Senior Judge.


BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Tito Oliveras and Henry Compta from a dismissal of their diversity action against Sergio Miranda Lopo, Maria Palacias and Advanced Computer Services, Inc. (Advanced), on the grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel. A detailed exposition of the facts leading to the dismissal is necessary.

I. THE PUERTO RICO CASE

On October 4, 1977, appellants entered into a written contract with Sergio Miranda Lopo...

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