FEDERICO v. ORDER OF SAINT BENEDICT IN RHODE ISLAND

No. 95-1218.

64 F.3d 1 (1995)

Mary E. FEDERICO, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. ORDER OF SAINT BENEDICT IN RHODE ISLAND, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts II, Providence, RI, for appellants.

Michael G. Sarli, with whom Gidley, Sarli & Marusak, Providence, RI, was on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

After John Federico, Jr., died at the defendant school, his parents brought this wrongful death action. Following a thirteen-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. On appeal, the principal issue is whether the district court misconceived the scope of the duty owed under Rhode Island law by a boarding school to one of its students. After careful review, we determine that there was no error and therefore affirm.

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