Legal Opinion
Palisoc v. Poblete
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 25, 2014No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2013-0041PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(February 25, 2014)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
Michael and Benjamin Palisoc2 appeal the Superior Court’s May 2,2013 Order, which entered summary judgment in favor of Dr. Vincente Poblete. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the May 2, 2013 Order.
1. STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
In October 2007, Santos Chuidian, Benjamin, and Benjamin’s son, Michael, approached Poblete and Dr. Cosme Baretta about opening a Filipino restaurant to cater to the large Filipino population among cruise ship crew members in St. Thomas. Poblete and Baretta agreed to provide the capital to…
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