Legal Opinion
Lehtonen v. Payne
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 1, 2012No. S.Ct. Civil No. 2011-0065PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 1, 2012)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Appellant Michael Lehtonen was the tenant of an apartment owned by Appellee David Payne, Jr.1 After Lehtonen fell behind in paying the rent, Payne filed a forcible entry and detainer (“FED”) action with the Magistrate Division of the Superior Court seeking Lehtonen’s detainer (“FED”) action with the Magistrate Division of the Superior Court seeking Lehtonen’s eviction. The magistrate, *310however, determined that Lehtonen voluntarily moved out of Payne’s property during the pendency of the FED action, thus found the action was moot and…
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