Blumrosen v. St. Surin

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The Court is asked to determine a novel issue for the Virgin Islands — that of whether an adverse possessor of real property may maintain a cause of action for trespass against the owners of record and others, for acts which allegedly occurred prior to the Court's quieting of title. The Court concludes that, once superior legal title has vested in the adverse possessor by virtue of 'his compliance with the requirements of the Virgin Islands adverse possession statute, V.I. Code Ann. tit. 28, § 11 (1975), such advérse possessor can maintain an action for trespass against the…