Legal Opinion
Hodge ex rel. Hodge v. Monsanto
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 26, 1979No. 78-1629PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
opinion of the court
WEIS, Circuit Judge
The government’s unusual decision to pave around a tree stump instead of removing it from the roadway provided the proximate cause of a head-on collision between two automobiles on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. In a suit brought against the government under the Virgin Islands Tort Claims Act, recovery by the driver and passengers of one vehicle will be affirmed. The other driver’s failure to give timely notice of his claim to the government as provided in the statute, however, requires that the judgment in his favor be vacated.
Samuel Hodge and his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Christobal Rosario v. American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Richards v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
- In re SteeleDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
- Henry v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
3Cited by3 opinions
- Martinez v. FrazerSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1987
- Cheryl Hodge and Lynette Hodge, by Their Father and Next Friend, Samuel Hodge, and Samuel Hodge, Individually v. Vance Monsanto v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Lloyd ex rel. Lloyd v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1998