Legal Opinion
Galvan v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 8, 1977No. 76-2315; No. 76-2316PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, Circuit Judge
This interlocutory appeal, granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b),1 presents two intriguing issues of statutory construction of the Virgin Islands Code as it applies to *639workmen’s compensation third party suits and their statute of limitations. First, we are asked to determine whether or not the Code’s infancy tolling provision also applies to third party suits described in the workmen’s compensation chapter. Second, if we decide that the tolling provision does apply, we are asked to consider the effect on that tolling provision of the legislative lowering of the age of majority. We hold that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. WeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Edward Aaron Mays v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Waterman Steamship Corporation v. Ramon Rodriguez Colon, Ramon Rodriguez Colon v. Waterman Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961
- Joseph Berkeley v. West Indies Enterprises, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Robert Tavernier v. Weyerhaeuser Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States ex rel. Wisconsin v. DeanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Charles Powers, Marguerite Powers v. The Southland Corporation T/a 7-Eleven Robert YeagerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- In Re Grand Jury ProceedingsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Shetter v. Amerada Hess Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Nieves v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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