Legal Opinion

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. 19.623 ACRES OF LAND, ETC., Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 17, 1979No. 78-2063PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

MARIS, Circuit Judge

The Government of the Virgin Islands initiated this condemnation proceeding under the authority of 28 V.I.C. §§ 411-422 to acquire property of the appellant, Chas. H. Steffey, Inc. (herein Steffey), as well as other privately-owned land situated on St. Croix, for use in the construc*589tion of a public highway connecting Christiansted and Frederiksted, St. Croix. On June 9, 1978, in accordance with the terms of stipulations entered into by the government and the defendant landowners, the district court entered a final judgment awarding the government title…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Government of the Virgin Islands v. 19.623 Acres of Land, EtcCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  2. United States v. 23.94 Acres of LandDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
  3. Leonard Baptiste v. Government of the Virgin Islands, in No. 75--1330. Augustin James v. Government of the Virgin Islands, in No. 75--1744Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  4. Virgin Islands Housing & Urban Renewal Authority v. 19.0976 Acres of LandDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1959
  5. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Approximately 3.4 Acres of Land Located at Parcels No. 4-2 & 4-3 Estate EnsomhedDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1975

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. 329.73 Acres of Land, Situated in Grenada and Yalobusha Counties, State of Mississippi, and J.G. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. United States v. 341.45 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Cascen v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2014
  4. United States v. 101.80 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. Der Weer v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2016

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