Legal Opinion

Mercer v. Bryan

Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided June 18, 2010No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2009-0108PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

(June 18, 2010)

HODGE, C.J. Appellant Harriet A. Mercer (hereafter “Mercer”) requests that this Court reverse the Superior Court’s September 21, 2009 Opinion and Order and re-instate her petition for a writ of review, which the Superior Court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction on the basis that it was untimely filed. For the following reasons, we will affirm the Superior Court.

L FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 27, 2006, Mercer was suspended by her employer — the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on St. Thomas — for allegedly sleeping on duty *597without first advising her manager.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bowles v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Harper v. Virginia Department of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Reynoldsville Casket Co. v. HydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections v. DanielSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2007
  5. Martinez v. Colombian Emeralds, Inc.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009

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3Cited by12 opinions

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