Legal Opinion
Chad S. Gass v. Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation, Raco, Incorporated, and Ann Marie Estes
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 18, 2002No. 01-2507PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMBRO, FUENTES and GARTH, Circuit Judges
OPINION OF THE COURT
As a result of the damage caused by Hurricane Marilyn, the Virgin Islands Telephone Company (“VITELCO”) hired an independent contractor, RACO, to repair phone lines in the Virgin Islands. Chad Gass, a RACO employee, was repairing a phone cable and was seriously injured when a car drove over the cable he was holding. Gass filed this negligence action against RACO, VITELCO, and the driver of the car. The primary issue in this appeal is whether an employee of an independent contractor may sue the hirer of the contracto»- under the…
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