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DE LEON LOPEZ v. CORPORACION INSULAR de SEGUROS

No. 90-1897.

931 F.2d 116 (1991)

Pablo DE LEON LOPEZ, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CORPORACION INSULAR de SEGUROS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio M. Bird, Jr., with whom Bird, Bird & Hestres, San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for defendant-appellant.

Harold D. Vicente, with whom Vicente & Cuebas, Santurce, P.R., was on brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and BOYLE, District Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

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