Legal Opinion
Hodge v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided June 24, 1983No. Civil No. 1981/146PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on an Action for Declaratory Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201. Plaintiff seeks a determination of his rights under an option to purchase clause contained in a lease agreement with the Virgin Islands Port Authority. The parties herein have stipulated to the facts and the legal issues to be decided, and have submitted supporting memoranda thereon.1
THE FACTS
In 1955, the Government of the Virgin Islands (hereinafter “Government”) entered into a lease agreement with Walter I. M. Hodge (hereinafter “plaintiff” or “Hodge”). Hodge, as…
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- City of Plattsmouth v. Nebraska Telephone Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Smith v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Smith v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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- Government of the Virgin Islands v. SteeleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1991