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KRETZER v. HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP.

Civ. App. No. 2001-0019.

218 F.Supp.2d 724 (2002)

Walter C. KRETZER, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP., Defendant/Appellee.

District Court, Virgin Islands, Appellate Division D. St. Croix.

Filed August 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee. J. Rohn, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., for appellant.

Britain H. Bryant, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., for appellee.

Before Honorable THOMAS K. MOORE, Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, the Honorable STANLEY S. BROTMAN, Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, sitting by designation and the Honorable ISHMAEL A. MEYERS, Judge of the Territorial Court, sitting by designation.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM.

I. INTRODUCTION

Walter C. Kretzer ["Kretzer" or "appellant"] appeals the order of the Territorial Court entering judgment on the pleadings in favor of Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation ["HOVIC" or "appellee"], finding that federal maritime law preempted Kretzer, as a seaman operating in territorial waters, from bringing any claim under the Virgin Islands Wrongful Discharge Act, V.I.Code Ann. tit. 24, § 76 ...

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