Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Golden
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 9, 2012No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2010-0011PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(February 9, 2012)
CABRET, Associate Justice.
George Simpson sued Myma Golden for breach of contract, asserting that she had cats in violation of the condominium association rules that governed the property on which both parties lived. Simpson alleged damages from Golden’s cat ownership due to his “cat phobia.” In April 2005, the Superior Court dismissed the case based on an arbitration clause in the association’s by-laws. Nearly five years later, after extensive litigation on the question of attorney’s fees, the Superior Court awarded Golden $15,000 in attorney’s fees from…
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