Legal Opinion

Evans v. BF Perkins Company

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 28, 1999No. 98-1002PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion in which Judge ERVIN joined. Judge MOON wrote a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:

David Evans appeals the district court’s order dismissing his Virginia common law action against E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Incorporated (Du Pont) and two of Du Pont’s independent contractors, Diversified Converters, Incorporated (DCI) and B.F. Perkins Company (Perkins),1 to recover damages for injuries he sustained in an industrial accident at DCI’s plant in Chester, Virginia, on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Shell Oil Co. v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
  2. Anderson v. Thorington Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1959
  3. Floyd v. MitchellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  4. Smith v. HornSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  5. Cinnamon v. International Business MacHines Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1989

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. David Wayne Evans v. B.F. Perkins CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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