Legal Opinion
Harris v. Municipality of St. Thomas & St. John
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 9, 1953No. Civil No. 355 - 1952PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, Judge
This is an action for damages in the amount of $25,000 *253arising out of injuries sustained by plaintiff, while traveling along the public street at the intersection of Trumpeter Gade and Vimmelskafts Gade, Queens Quarter, and caused by a loose steel plate covering the salt water main. Plaintiff is suing: (1) the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John for its alleged failure to discharge an alleged implied contractual obligation to maintain the public way in a safe condition: (2) Donald S. Boreham as the servant of the Municipality charged with the duty of supervising and maintaining the public…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Kawananakoa v. PolyblankSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Porto Rico v. Rosaly Y CastilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- District of Columbia v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Margaret E. Harris v. Donald S. Boreham. Margaret E. Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- In the Matter of the Estate of Van B. Hooper, Deceased. The Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Harris v. Municipality of St. Thomas & St. JohnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Felix v. GovernmentDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1958
- Harris v. United StatesDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1954
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