Legal Opinion
Roger Turbe v. Government of the Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 11, 1991No. 90-3843PublishedCited by 404 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
In this case from the District Court of the Virgin Islands, plaintiff Roger Turbe challenges a judgment on the pleadings entered in favor of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (“WAPA”). Turbe alleged that WAPA’s negligent failure to repair street lights was the proximate cause of a criminal assault against him. We will affirm because we believe WAPA was under no legal duty to protect Turbe from criminal attack.
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Turbe alleges that on July 6, 1986, at approximately 11:15 P.M., he was attacked near his home by a naked man wielding a machete.…
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