VALSAMIS v. GONZÁLEZ-ROMERO

No. 13-1419.

748 F.3d 61 (2014)

Athanasios VALSAMIS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Néstor GONZÁLEZ-ROMERO, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sadi R. Antonmattei-Goitia and Law Offices of Sadi R. Antonmattei on brief for appellant.

Carlos E. Bayron and Bayron Law Offices, PSC on brief for appellee.

Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Selya and Howard, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In one of Shakespeare's most celebrated works, Polonius famously tells Laertes: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." William Shakespeare, Hamlet act 1, sc. 3 (circa 1603). This case reaffirms the wisdom of that admonition. The tale follows.

Many of the relevant facts are uncontroversial. It is undisputed that Néstor González-Romero (González), a citizen and resident of Puerto Rico, approached his erstwhile friend...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases