Legal Opinion
West Indian Co. v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 31, 1988No. Nos. 87-3369 to 87-3372PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
The intervenors in this action, including the present Virgin Islands legislature and the officers of various interested citizen groups, appeal from a summary judgment in favor of, and grant of a permanent injunction to, the West Indian Co., Ltd. (WICO). The central issue presented is whether a 1982 agreement between WICO and the Government of the Virgin Islands, ratified by the legislature then sitting, should be considered contractually binding on the present legislature. The district court held that it should; the intervenors contend that it…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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