Legal Opinion
Mingolla v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided June 30, 1995No. Civ. 1993-0188PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOORE, Chief Judge.
In this case, we are called upon to decide several issues of first impression in this district. After careful consideration of the respective arguments, we conclude that a) the appointment of the personal representative in this case related back to the commencement of the suit under Rule 15(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; b) the adult children of the decedent in this case cannot recover either under the V.I. Wrongful Death Act, V.I. Code Ann. tit. 5, § 76 (Supp.1994) (“VTWDA”) or under the Restatement (Second) of Torts §§ 402A, 436, or 436A (1965);…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- MEYER, Joseph W., Appellant v. RIEGEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION and James River Corporation of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Craftmatic Securities Litigation v. KraftsowCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by26 opinions
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