Legal Opinion
Port Construction Company v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 2, 1966No. 15276_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaris, Circuit Judge
OPINION OF THE COURT
The plaintiff, Port Construction Company, brought this suit in the District Court of the Virgin Islands against the Government of the Territory for declaratory and injunctive relief. The complaint sets out two separate claims for relief. The first is for a determination that the Virgin Islands gross receipts tax law, 33 V.I.C. § 43, violates the commerce clause of the Constitution and may, therefore, not be validly applied to the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s second claim for relief is for a determination that under a proper construction of the Virgin Islands industrial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Driscoll v. Edison Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Singer Sewing MacHine Co. v. BrickellSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Granville-Smith v. Granville-SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Virgo Corp. v. PaiewonskyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Pan Am. World Airways, Inc. v. Duly Authorized Government of Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Bayou Des Familles Development Corp. v. United States Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1982
- Cirino v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
- Anna Barrera v. Hubert WheelerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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