Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., in No. 75-2405 v. Videfreeze Corporation, and David E. Chinnery Development Corp., Inno. 75-2406
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 25, 1976No. 75-2405/6PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge
This lawsuit has its origin in the behavior and power of nature, rather than in the conduct of the parties. A sudden rockslide occurred at Haypiece Hill on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands between midnight and 8:00 o’clock A.M. on December 8, 1974. David E. Chinnery Development Corporation (“Chinnery”) owned two buildings at the foot of Haypiece Hill which it leased to Videfreeze Corporation (“Videfreeze”), one for storage of frozen foods and the other for an office. The falling rocks penetrated the building used as a warehouse and buried large quantities of…
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