Legal Opinion
Tutein v. Daniels
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided November 13, 1973No. Civil No. 224-1970PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, District Judge
*256MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
In this action to quiet title, plaintiff, Jessica Tutein, seeks, pursuant to 28 V.I.C. § 11, to establish her ownership by adverse possession of Lot No. 1, Green Street, Christiansted, St. Croix. Tutein asserts that in 1951 the then owner of the premises, Mrs. Emmeline Harrigan Daniels (plaintiff’s aunt), gave her the property by parol gift. The property at that time was a vacant lot. Defendant, Charles Daniels, the surviving spouse of Emmeline, denies both the fact and validity of the alleged gift. However, there is no dispute that since the early 50’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Brevard v. FORTUNESupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
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