Legal Opinion
Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Co. of America v. Government of Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 28, 1985No. Nos. 83-3572, 83-3600PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
On November 12,1493, during his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus dropped anchor near what is known today as Salt River Bay just off the Island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. The Carib Indians, understandably disturbed by this invasion of their domain, attacked Columbus’s landing party and forced it to retreat before Columbus could claim the land for Spain.1 Nearly *536five centuries later, the ownership of this ocean-front property is once again the subject of a dispute, but this time the disputants, a land developer…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- George S. Krasnov v. Brendan DinanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- County of St. Clair v. LovingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Hughes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Cummings v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Guthrie v. Lady Jane Collieries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Company Of America v. Government Of The Virgin Islands Of The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985