CUMPIANO v. BANCO SANTANDER PUERTO RICO

No. 89-2097.

902 F.2d 148 (1990)

Wilma CUMPIANO a/k/a Wilma Cumpiano Sanchez, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. BANCO SANTANDER PUERTO RICO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay A. Garcia Gregory, with whom Ricardo F. Casellas, Emily Arean-Diaz, and Fiddler Gonzalez & Rodriguez, San Juan, P.R., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

A. Santiago-Villalonga with whom Nachman & Fernandez-Sein, Santurce, P.R., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before BREYER and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and RE, Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

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