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HOOD v. HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP.

Civ. No. 1985/256.

650 F.Supp. 678 (1986)

Nicaisse HOOD, Plaintiff, v. HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION, Defendant, v. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Additional Party Plaintiff.

District Court, Virgin Islands, D. Saint Croix.

December 23, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Haskins Jacobs, Jacobs & Brady, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for plaintiff.

James L. Hymes, III, St. Thomas, V.I., for defendant.

Leroy Mercer, Office of Atty. Gen., Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for additional party plaintiff.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DAVID V. O'BRIEN, District Judge.

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...

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