Rouvellate v. Guarco

Opinion

[NOT FOR PUBLICATION -- NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT] United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 98-2303

ROBERT E. ROUVELLAT, JR., and MELAINE ROUVELLAT

Plaintiffs, Appellants,

v.

MIKE GUARCO, JR., and STATEWOOD, INC., d/b/a STATE LINE OIL,

Defendants, Appellees.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Kenneth P. Neiman, U.S. Magistrate Judge]

Before

Lynch, Circuit Judge, Coffin and Cyr, Senior Circuit Judges.

Charles V. Ryan with whom Timothy J. Ryan was on brief for appellants. John B. Stewart for appellees.

May 18, 1999

Per Curiam. After a jury found defendant Michael Guarco not negligent in an automobile accident, plaintiffs Robert Rouvellat and Melanie Rouvellat brought this appeal, claiming that the jury's decision was against the weight of the evidence and that the defendant's counsel committed prejudicial error in his closing remarks. We affirm on the basis of the thoughtful opinion below, which fully and adequately addressed both issues.