Legal Opinion
Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. v. UOP, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1988No. Nos. 84-2419, 84-2521PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.
This diversity action was brought by Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation (“HOVIC”), and the Insurance Company of North America (“INA”) and Federal Insurance Company (“FIC”), as subrogees to recover damages for an oil refinery fire on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands in 1973. Defendant Universal Oil Products, Inc. (“UOP”) is an owner of patented processes and developer of a hydrobon desulphurization process which it licensed to HOVIC. Plaintiffs asserted three theories of recovery: breach of contract, breach of express and implied warranties, and negligence. The court…
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