Legal Opinion
Cotto v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided November 1, 1985No. Civil No. 1984/318PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation once again seeks summary judgment in another case involving the borrowed employee doctrine. Based on the authority of Vanterpool v. Hess Oil V.I. Corp., 766 F.2d 117 (3d Cir. 1985) and its progeny we will grant HOVIC’s motion for summary judgment. In this opinion we will further refine our interpretation of Vanterpool by briefly addressing new issues not included in any of our prior opinions.
I. FACTS
Samuel Cotto (“Cotto”) was hired by Litwin Panamerican Corp. (“Litwin”), on at least four occasions, the final period beginning on…
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