Hopgood v. Merrill Lynch, (1st Cir. 1994)

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September 19, 1994 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

No. 94-1149

PHILIP D. HOPGOOD, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs, Appellants,

v.

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

[Hon. Jaime Pieras, Jr., U.S. District Judge]

Before

Coffin and Campbell, Senior Circuit Judges, Keeton, Senior District Judge.* Harold D. Vicente with whom Vicente & Cuebas was on brief for appellants.

Carlos G. Latimer with whom Latimer, Biaggi, Rachid, Rodriguez- Suris & Godreau was on brief for appellees. *Of the District of Massachusetts, sitting by designation. Per Curiam. Substantially for the same reasons set forth in the opinion of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in Hopgood v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 839 F. Supp. 98 (D.Puerto Rico 1993), we affirm. Costs are awarded to the appellee.

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