CHRISTOPHER v. DAVIS BEACH CO.

No. 93-7294.

15 F.3d 38 (1994)

Theophilus CHRISTOPHER; Noel Coates; Emerson Thompson; Mignonette S. Weatherille; Catherine W. Pancho; Desree Wynter; Erald Anthony Clarke; Elsie Sandy; Dave Liburd; Heather Williams; Edward Richardson; Elmeda Simon; Avril Fraser; Burton Peterson; Sophia Leon; Loretta Scott; Ruthlyn Martin v. DAVIS BEACH CO., A U.S.V.I. Partnership Comprise of Fairfield V.I. Inc.; Bodkin Development Corp.; Fairfield V.I. Inc.; Bodkin Development Corp. General Partners & Individually; George Jacobus, Pres. of Bodkin Development Corp.; AIG Life Insurance Co.; American Life Assurance Co.; The Canada Life Assurance Co.; Canada Life Insurance of Amer.; Crown Life Insurance Co.; Kawasaki Leasing International Inc.; Greenbrier Resort Management Co. Theophilus Christopher; Noel Coates; Emerson Thompson; Mignonette Sue Weatherille; Catherine W. Pancho; Desree Wynter; Erald Anthony Clarke; Elsie Sandy; Dave Liburd; Heather Williams; Edward Richardson; Elmeda Simon; Avril Fraser; Burton Peterson; Sophia Leon; Loretta Scott; Ruthlyn Martin, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eszart A. Wynter (argued), Law Offices of Eszart A. Wynter, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI, for appellants.

Winston A. Hodge, Bethaney J. Vazzana (argued), Law Office of Hodge & Sheen, P.C., Christiansted, St. Croix, VI, for appellees Davis Beach Co., a U.S. Virgin Islands Partnership Comprised of Fairfield Virgin Islands, Inc., Bodkin Development Corp., Fairfield Virgin Islands, Inc., Bodkin Development Corp., as Gen. Partners and Individually, and George Jacobus, Pres. of Bodkin Development Corp.

David R. Atkinson (argued), A. Wayne Gill, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, West Palm Beach, FL, Todd H. Newman, Nichols, Newman & Silverlight, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI, for appellees AIG Life Ins. Co., American Life Assur. Co., The Canada Life Assur. Co., Canada Life Ins., Crown Life Insur. Co., and Kawasaki Leasing Intern., Inc.

Before: MANSMANN, HUTCHINSON and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of the closing of the Carambola Beach Resort and Golf Club in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, due to economic reasons. The appellants are former employees of the Carambola whose employment was terminated when the hotel closed. Davis Beach Company, a Virgin Islands general partnership (comprised of Fairfield Virgin Islands, Inc. and Bodkin Development Corporation), is the record...

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