Legal Opinion
Ricardo v. Ambrose
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 16, 1953No. Civil No. 246 - 1952PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, Judge
An interpretation of the real property tax laws of the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John is here involved. The first real property tax law, under American rule, for the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John was an ordinance of January 12, 1922. This ordinance was superseded by Act of Congress on May 26, 1936 (ch. 450, 49 Stat. 1372), 48 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1401e, which Act was followed by regulations promulgated thereunder, December 31, 1936. Plaintiffs now ask the Court for interpretation of, and declaratory judgments respecting several sections of the above-mentioned regulations, to wit:…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ventura Consolidated Oil Fields v. RoganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
- Lander v. Mercantile BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- United States ex rel. Girard Trust Co. v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Mercantile Nat. Bank of Cleveland v. HubbardU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1899
- Albany City Nat. Bank v. MaherU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1881
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bluebeard's Castle, Inc. Castle Acquisitions, Inc. v. Government of the Virgin Islands Roy Martin, in His Official Capacity as Tax AssessorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Berne Corp. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2000
- Ricardo v. Ambrose. Appeal of RicardoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Bluebeard's Castle v. Govt of VICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Great Bay Condominium Owners Association, Inc. v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDSDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2018