U.S.I. PROPERTIES CORP. v. M.D. CONST. CO., INC.

No. 87-1721.

860 F.2d 1 (1988)

U.S.I. PROPERTIES CORP., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. M.D. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees. Appeal of COMPANIA DE DESARROLLO COOPERATIVO, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcos Ramirez Lavandero with whom Dennis Simonpietri Monefeldt, Hato Rey, P.R., Salvador Tio, Rio Piedras, P.R., Gretchen Coll Marti and Ramirez & Ramirez, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief for defendant, appellant.

Ruben T. Nigaglioni with whom Maria Soledad Pineiro and Ledesma, Palou & Miranda, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief for plaintiff, appellee U.S.I. Properties Corp.

Harry E. Woods with whom Geoffrey M. Woods, Gerardo Mariani and Woods & Woods, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief for defendant, appellee M.D. Const. Co., Inc.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 30, 1988.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal follows a five and a half week jury trial that resulted in a $12.5 million verdict for plaintiff USI Properties Corp. and for codefendant MD Construction Inc. Appellant, defendant Compania de Desarrollo Cooperativo, raises a number of issues of very diverse nature and complexity. Having reviewed carefully the unnecessarily ponderous briefs and record, we affirm...

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