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GALVAN v. HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP.

Nos. 76-2315 and 76-2316.

549 F.2d 281 (1977)

Steven Keith GALVAN and Commissioner of Labor, v. HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION, Appellant in No. 76-2316, and Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority. Appeal of VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND POWER AUTHORITY, in No. 76-2315.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin J. Silverlight, Nichols & Silverlight, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellant in 76-2315.

James W. Diehm, Isherwood, Colianni, Alkon & Barnard, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellant in 76-2316.

Jeffrey L. Resnick, James & Resnick, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee, Steven Keith Galvan.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and GIBBONS and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.

JAMES HUNTER, III, 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 workmen'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...

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