Legal Opinion
Skeoch v. Ottley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 1, 1967No. 15,966PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCoffin, Circuit Judge
OPINION OF THE COURT
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands denying plaintiff’s alternative mo*244tions for judgment n.o.v. and new trial following special jury veridicts for defendants.1
The complaint charged defendants both as conspirators and as individuals with having libelled plaintiff. Plaintiff is a prominent St. Croix businessman, president of a corporation engaged in growing sugar cane, who served from 1951 to 1953 as a director and president of the Virgin Islands Corporation (VICORP). The eight defendants, originally eleven, were, at the time of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Washington Post Co. v. ChalonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Phelps Dodge Refining Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Commercial Pub. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- Baker v. WarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Martinez v. Colombian Emeralds, Inc.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- Skeoch v. OttleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Bergen v. BergenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Co-Build Companies, Inc. v. Virgin Islands Refinery Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Kelvin Manbodh Asbestos Litigation Series v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2005
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