Legal Opinion
Herman v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided October 24, 1974No. Civil No. 222-72; Civil No. 224-72; Civil No. 223-72; Civil No. 510-72; Civil No. 512-72; Civil No. 513-72; Civil No. 598-72PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, District Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
The jury in this case returned a verdict of $13,295,000.00 against Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Ltd., in favor of six personal injury plaintiffs, all of whom received severe burns as a result of an explosion in St. Croix of a petroleum storage tank. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation is the owner of the tank and CBI did construction work on the tank for which CBI was faulted. The jury also returned a verdict against CBI in favor of Hess for the property damage to Hess’s tank and the product therein. Finally, the jury found no liability on the part of Hess to…
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