COYNE v. TABER PARTNERS I

No. 94-2231.

53 F.3d 454 (1995)

John P. COYNE, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TABER PARTNERS I, d/b/a Ambassador Plaza Hotel & Casino, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1995.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied May 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Shuman, with whom Jose L. Rivero Vergne and Moreda & Moreda, San Juan, PR, were on brief, for appellants.

Maria Soledad Ramirez-Becerra, with whom Mercado & Soto, Santurce, PR, was on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, CYR and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied May 23, 1995.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This negligence action perished when the lower court granted a motion for summary judgment. Discerning error, we resuscitate the suit.1

I. BACKGROUND

Consistent with the summary judgment standard, we limn the material facts in a light that flatters, but does not impermissibly distort, the plaintiff's claims.

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