Alphonso Chinnery v. Government of the Virgin Islands

OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

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Defendant, Government of the Virgin Islands, appeals from the district court’s judgment of October 23, 1987 awarding damages of $17,500 to plaintiff Alphonso Chinnery. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. While the judgment from which the Government appeals was rendered after a nonjury trial, the facts in this case are not in dispute. Thus, we are concerned only with the interpretation and application of legal precepts and our review is plenary. United States v. Adams, 759 F.2d 1099, 1106 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 906, 971, 106…