Legal Opinion
Hood v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided December 23, 1986No. Civ. No. 1985/256PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This summary judgment motion requires us to decide whether, under the circumstances of this case, a landowner is liable for its own negligence that results in physical harm to the employee of an independent contractor. As a general rule, where a landowner retains control over any aspect of the contracted work, it may be liable for negligently exercising that control. Further, the landowner may be liable for failing to carry on its activities with reasonable care for the safety of the contractor’s employees if it should expect that the employees will fail to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Tauscher v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1981
- Moloso v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
- Hurst v. Triad Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Ted Mark Monk v. Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Quality Electric Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Joseph v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2011
- Carty v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1999
- Gass v. Virgin Islands Telephone Corp.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2001
- Monk v. Virgin Islands Water & Power AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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