Bermudez v. Government of the Virgin Islands

OPINION

The plaintiff in this cause seeks review of a final Order of the Commissioner of Labor, entered by the District Director, in which Order, dated May 21, 1970, the director determined that plaintiff suffered a permanent partial disability and awarded him compensation therefor in accordance with applicable law. In the alternative, the plaintiff asks this court to hear the matter “de novo and acting *387upon the evidence adduced, enter an Order or Judgment fixing the proper award to plaintiff on his claim for compensation benefits.”

Francisco Bermudez, the plaintiff herein, and a native of…