Baptiste v. Hovensa, LLC

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(April 28, 2009)

In this appeal, this Court is called upon to determine whether the Superior Court erred in computing the statute of limitations in a personal injury action.

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Appellant Jessica Baptiste (“Appellant” or “Baptiste”) was employed with Jacobs Industrial Maintenance Inc., a Hovensa, LLC (“Hovensa”) subcontractor working on the premises of the Hovensa oil refinery on St. Croix. On August 7, 2000, while working in this capacity, Baptiste was a passenger on a bus owned by Hovensa used to transport workers to and from job sites, when she…