Dunn v. HOVIC

I concur in the judgment. I also join Parts I, II, III, and V of the opinion of the court. I do not fully agree with the analysis in Part IV of the court’s opinion, which discusses the question whether the punitive damage award in this case was excessive under Virgin Islands law or under the Due Process Clause. Hence, I write briefly to explain my disagreement with the court’s discussion of those questions.

In considering the propriety of the punitive damages award under Virgin Islands law, I begin with 1 V.I.C. § 4, which states:

The rules of the common law, as expressed in the restatements of…