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    Robert and Melanie Rouvellat appealed a jury verdict finding defendant Michael Guarco not negligent in an automobile accident. The Rouvellats claimed the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and that Guarco's counsel made prejudicial remarks in closing arguments. The appellate court affirmed the verdict, agreeing with the trial court's opinion that fully addressed both issues and found the verdict was supported by evidence and no prejudicial errors occurred during closing arguments.

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    Filed: 1999-05-26 Precedential Status: Precedential Docket: 98-2303

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    Robert and Melanie Rouvellat appealed a jury verdict finding defendant Michael Guarco not negligent in an automobile accident. The Rouvellats claimed the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and that Guarco's counsel made prejudicial remarks in closing arguments. The appellate court affirmed the verdict, agreeing with the trial court's opinion that fully addressed both issues and found the verdict was supported by evidence and no prejudicial errors occurred during closing arguments.

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    Robert and Melanie Rouvellat appealed a jury verdict finding defendant Michael Guarco not negligent in an automobile accident. The Rouvellats claimed the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and that Guarco's counsel made prejudicial remarks in closing arguments. The appellate court affirmed the verdict, agreeing with the trial court's opinion that fully addressed both issues and found the verdict was supported by evidence and no prejudicial errors occurred during closing arguments.

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    USCA1 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    [NOT FOR PUBLICATION -- NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT]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.

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