Ines Torres Vargas v. Dr. Manuel Santiago Cummings

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1998-07-10

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs-appellants Ines Torres Vargas, Evelyn Torres Vargas, and Raul Torres Vargas are the adult children of Raul Torres Arroyo. After their father died, they brought suit for medical malpractice against Dr. Manuel Santiago Cummings (Santiago). The district court granted summary judgment for Santiago on the ground that he was an employee of the Commonwe…

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