Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. Mason Shoe Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided November 12, 1980No. Civil No. 706/1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFeuerzeig, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
The scope of this court’s jurisdiction under the Virgin Islands’ long-arm statute, 5 V.I.C. § 4901 et seq. (1967),1 is at issue, this time in the context of a distributor’s third-party complaint against a manufacturer based on an indemnity provision in their contract. The focal point of the court’s concern is what minimum contacts are required between the Virgin Islands and a foreign manufacturer before this court can exercise personal jurisdiction over the manufacturer under the Virgin Islands’ law. Specifically, the court is asked to find that it has jurisdiction…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gene M. Oswalt Et Vir v. Scripto, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Tokai-Seiki Kk, a Japanese Corporation, Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Honeywell, Inc. v. Metz ApparatewerkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States Lines, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Godfrey v. International Moving Consultants, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1980
- Buccaneer Hotel Corp. v. Reliance International Sales Corp.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1981
- Four Winds Plaza Corp. v. Caribbean Fire & Associates, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2007