Gov't of Virgin Islands v. Vitco, Inc., 435 U.S. 980 (1978). · Go Syfert
Gov't of Virgin Islands v. Vitco, Inc., 435 U.S. 980 (1978). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
154 citation events (1 in the last 25 years) across 42 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: United States v. John Borowski (ca1, 1992-10-07)
Treatment trajectory · 1978 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1978 2002 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 22 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "see" United States v. John Borowski (2×)
1st Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 78 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Pontarelli v. Stone (2×)
1st Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 78 (1st Cir.1977) (when interpreting statute, court has duty to “construe it in such a manner as to give effect to all its parts and to avoid a construction which would render a provision surplus-age”) (citing McDonald v. Thompson, 305 U.S. 263 , 59 S.Ct. 176 , 83 L.Ed. 164 (1938)), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); e.g., United States v. Noone, 913 F.2d 20 , 25 n. 5 (1st Cir.1990); Lane v. First Nat.
discussed Cited "see" Trooper Alvin T. Pontarelli v. Walter E. Stone, Trooper Alvin T. Pontarelli v. Walter E. Stone, Trooper Alvin T. Pontarelli v. Walter E. Stone, State of Rhode Island (2×)
1st Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 78 (1st Cir.1977) (when interpreting statute, court has duty to "construe it in such a manner as to give effect to all its parts and to avoid a construction which would render a provision surplusage") (citing McDonald v. Thompson, 305 U.S. 263 , 59 S.Ct. 176 , 83 L.Ed. 164 (1938)), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); e.g., United States v. Noone, 913 F.2d 20 , 25 n. 5 (1st Cir.1990); Lane v. First Nat.
discussed Cited "see" Danbury, Inc. v. Anthony Olive, Director, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Government of the Virgin Islands (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Vitco, Inc. v. Government of Virgin Islands, 560 F.2d 180, 181 (3d Cir.1977) (New York corporation is “‘foreign’ for Virgin Islands tax purposes”), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); Sayre & Company v. Riddell, 395 F.2d 407, 412 (9th Cir.1968) (en banc) (under Guam’s mirrored Internal Revenue Code, “a corporation organized in Guam is ‘domestic’ ” and “a corporation organized elsewhere [i.e., in one of the United States] is ‘foreign’ ”).
discussed Cited "see" General Motors Corp. v. California State Board of Equalization (2×)
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 77 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); Eversole v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
discussed Cited "see" General Motors Corporation v. California State Board Of Equalization (2×)
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 77 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); Eversole v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
examined Cited "see" Gregory E. Miller and Doris D. Miller v. Leroy A. Quinn, Director of Internal Revenue (4×)
3rd Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Vitco, Inc. v. Government of the Virgin Islands, 560 F.2d 180, 181-82 (3d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); HMW Industries, Inc. v. Wheatley, 504 F.2d 146, 150-51 (3d Cir.1974); Dudley v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 258 F.2d 182, 184-87 (3d Cir.1958).
discussed Cited "see" In Re Ralstin (2×)
Bankr. D. Kan. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 77 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Phillips v. Amoco Oil Co. (2×)
N.D. Ala. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord, Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); District 65, UAW v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 576 F.Supp. 1468 (S.D.N.Y.1983).
discussed Cited "see" Justice v. Bankers Trust Co., Inc. (2×)
N.D. Ala. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord, Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); District 65, UAW v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 576 F.Supp. 1468 (S.D.N.Y.1983).
discussed Cited "see" Leonard Thornton and William Carothers, Etc. v. James E. Evans (2×)
7th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 76-77 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); 29 U.S.C. § 1144 (a) (1976).
discussed Cited "see" M & R Investment Co. v. Fitzsimmons (2×)
9th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 73-74 (1st Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" M & R Investment Company, Inc. v. Fitzsimmons (2×)
9th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 73-74 (1st Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Kramarsky (2×)
2d Cir. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See our review of the legislative history infra. See also Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 76-77 (1st Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 981, 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978). .
discussed Cited "see" New England Merchants National Bank v. Iran Power Generation & Transmission Co. (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Vitco, Inc. v. Government of the Virgin Islands, 560 F.2d 180, 184 (3d Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Buczynski v. General Motors Corp. (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 76-77 (1st Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); National Carriers' Conference Comm. v. Heffernan, 454 F.Supp. 914, 915-17 (D.Conn.1978); Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Barnes, 425 F.Supp. 1294, 1297-1300 (N.D.Cal.1977), aff’d per curiam, 571 F.2d 502 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 831 , 99 S.Ct. 108 , 58 L.Ed.2d 125 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Henry Buczynski, Alex Borusovic, and Other Retirees Similarly Situated v. The General Motors Corporation, State of New Jersey, Intervenor. Joseph Alessi, Raymond Buisson, Stephen Michalski, Charles Repka, Helen Vogt and T. Edward White v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan, Jointly, Severally or in the Alternative, State of New Jersey, Intervenor (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 76-77 (1st Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); National Carriers' Conference Comm. v. Heffernan, 454 F.Supp. 914, 915-17 (D.Conn.1978); Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Barnes, 425 F.Supp. 1294, 1297-1300 (N.D.Cal.1977), aff'd per curiam, 571 F.2d 502 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 831 , 99 S.Ct. 108 , 58 L.Ed.2d 125 (1978).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Northern Group Services, Inc. v. Auto Owners Insurance Company (2×)
6th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
In this area of traditional state regulation, "the presumption is against pre-emption." Metropolitan Life, 471 U.S. at 741 , 105 S.Ct. at 2390 ; see also Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978). 56 The legislative history behind the deemer clause is ambiguous.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Northern Group Services, Inc. v. Auto Owners Insurance (2×)
6th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
In this area of traditional state regulation, “the presumption is against pre-emption.” Metropolitan Life, 471 U.S. at 741 , 105 S.Ct. at 2390 ; see also Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." McLaughlin v. Connecticut General Life Insurance (2×)
N.D. Cal. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70, 76-8 (1st Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978). § 1144(a)’s broad preemption provision clearly applies to plaintiffs’ claims.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Standard Oil Company of California v. Joshua C. Agsalud (2×)
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Wadsworth v. Whaland, 562 F.2d 70 (1st Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 980 , 981, 98 S.Ct. 1630 , 56 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Kramarsky, 485 F.Supp. 300 (S.D.N.Y.1980).
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Government of the Virgin Islands
v.
Vitco, Inc.
No. 77-910.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 17, 1978.
435 U.S. 980
Certiorari, White.
Published

C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Blackmun would grant certiorari.