Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 7, 1976No. Civil No. 75-751PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, District Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
Before the Court is an action brought by plaintiffs Benjamin and Mary Rivera to set aside a tax sale of real property made by the Government of the Virgin Islands, one of the defendants herein, to the other defendant, Adolphus Edney. The plaintiffs allege that the Government failed to comply with many of the statutory requirements for tax sales and that this non-compliance invali*46dates the sale. The complaint seeks to have title in the property revested in the plaintiffs. A court trial was held on March 31, 1976, at which time the matter was taken under…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ronkendorff v. Taylor's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Martin v. BarbourSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Wenig v. PembertonDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
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