Legal Opinion
Harris v. Municipality of St. Thomas & St. John
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 26, 1954No. 11064_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMagruder, Circuit Judge
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands (2 V.I. 251), 111 F.Supp. 63, dismissing a complaint against the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John seeking damages for personal injuries. It was alleged that the plaintiff, in Charlotte Amalie, V.I., on the evening of September 19, 1952, while walking with all due care along a dark street completely lacking in proper illumination for safe travel, suffered the injuries in question as a result of tripping over a loose steel plate designed to cover a street opening surrounding the access pipe to a salt water main.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Kawananakoa v. PolyblankSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Bernardine v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Porto Rico v. Rosaly Y CastilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Margaret E. Harris v. Donald S. Boreham. Margaret E. Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Lon Southerland, Doing Business as Southerland Tours v. St. Croix Taxicab Association and the Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- In the Matter of the Estate of Van B. Hooper, Deceased. The Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Richard J. Davis v. Knud-Hansen Memorial Hospital, Government of the Virgin Islands, and Curtis r.coulam, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Saipan Ex Rel. Guerrero v. United States Department of InteriorDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1973
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