Legal Opinion
In re Media Ventures (VI) Inc.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 25, 1994No. Civil No. 46/1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodge, Presiding Judge
*44MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
The question presented is whether a newspaper has to obtain permission from the Court in order to be considered a "Newspaper of General Circulation" in the Virgin Islands. For the reasons cited herein, the Court answers the question in the negative.
Petitioner Media Ventures, Inc., publisher of the V.I. Business Journal, has petitioned this Court to issue an order permitting it to publish legal Notices and Summons within the Virgin Islands in civil actions and probate matters. Petitioner contends that the V.I. Business Journal is a weekly newspaper of general circulation in…
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