Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided May 2, 2013No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2012-0110PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(May 2, 2013)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Horace Brooks appeals from an October 2, 2012 Order issued by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, which dismissed his Petition for Review for lack of jurisdiction. Brooks, through his union’s attorney, argues that the trial court should have permitted him to amend the caption of his Petition and substitute the union in his place as the petitioner. Because the trial court erroneously concluded that the union’s mistake constituted a jurisdictional defect, we will reverse the Order and remand the case.
I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND…
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