Legal Opinion
Ford Sosebee v. William Rath
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 29, 1990No. 88-3710PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this case is whether an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to V.I. Code Ann. tit. 5, § 541 is appropriate in a case applying federal substantive admiralty law. The district court awarded attorneys’ fees to appellee, holding that the case was tried on the territorial side of the court. Our review of this question of law is plenary. See Dent v. Cunningham, 786 F.2d 173, 175 (3d Cir.1986). We will reverse. 1
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Ford Sosebee, appellee, purchased a scuba diving tour from William Rath, appellant, in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Sosebee was…
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