Legal Opinion
Dejesus v. Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided October 26, 2011No. Case No. ST-10-CV-205PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDunston, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(October 26, 2011)
Pending before the Court is the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s (“WAPA”) motion for summary judgment on Counts I, III, and IV of Plaintiff’s Complaint.1 For the following reasons, WAPA’s motion will be granted in part and denied in part.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On December 22, 2009, Plaintiff was working as a member of a landscaping crew in the “de Jongh Gut,” a sloped area located in the Savan community of St. Thomas and owned by the Government of the Virgin Islands.2 A WAPA utility pole and a guy wire3 were located in the Gut.4 While…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Roger Turbe v. Government of the Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Water and Power AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- South v. Maryland Ex Rel. PottleSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Machado v. Yacht Haven U.S.V.I., LLCSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2014
- Gerald v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
- In re Escalera Resources Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2017