Jones v. James

*363MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This tort action is before the Court on motions of the Government of the Virgin Islands to intervene as a party defendant and for summary judgment on its claim for a workmen’s compensation law subrogation lien. Fed. R. Civ. P. 24, 56(a).

Plaintiff, a government employee, was involved in two automobile accidents, only the first of which was covered by workmen’s compensation. Subsequently, plaintiff, with the Government’s consent, resolved her claims against the alleged tortfeasor in the first accident. At issue is whether under these facts the Government may be subrogated to…