Legal Opinion
Williams v. Williams
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided June 30, 1971No. Civ. No. 280-1970PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, Chief Judge
OPINION
Three cases now before the Court raise similar issues and are consolidated for purposes of this opinion.
In Civil No. 280-1970, Division of St. Croix, Eunice Williams, through her counsel the Virgin Islands Community Legal Services, has filed a complaint against her husband seeking a divorce. Defendant husband has failed to make an appearance and the matter is now before the Court on the plaintiff’s motion for decree by default. Mrs. Williams is not a citizen of the United States, though she has lived in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, continuously for nearly ten years. She married her…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Takahashi v. Fish & Game CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Burch v. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Elkins v. MorenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Orville E. Stifel, II v. William F. Hopkins, Esq.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Bustamante v. BustamanteUtah Supreme Court · 1982
- Torrico v. International Business MacHines Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Cocron v. CocronNew York Supreme Court · 1975
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