Legal Opinion
Evans v. General Gases of the V.I., Inc.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided November 30, 1998No. CIVIL NO. 467/1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCabret, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on defendant Chemtex Caribbean, Inc/s ("Chemtex") motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. For reasons which follow, the motion is granted.
The plaintiffs in this action, Phillip Evans, Rene Jovois and Rio Poleon, were employed by Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation ("HOVIC"). According to the plaintiffs, on December 14,1994, they were injured by their exposure to chlorine gas that leaked from an allegedly defective gas cylinder at HOVIC's refinery. On July 13, 1995, the plaintiffs sued the company that supplied the gas cylinder to…
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