Legal Opinion
Government of Virgin Islands v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 18, 1955No. Nos. 11457-11459PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
These are appeals from three judgments of the District Court of the Vir*403gin Islands rendered in a consolidated trial of causes of action tried to the court. In each suit the Government of the Virgin Islands, the plaintiff, was denied recovery against an endorser on a promissory note. These appeals followed.
In 1945, the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John of the Virgin Islands 1 enacted a Municipal Ordinance “To Help Native Industries and Small Businesses,” approved November 23, 1945, which provided for the granting of small loans to selected individuals. Section 4 of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baumeister v. KuntzSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- Berkowitz v. KasparewiczSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Beaman v. GerrishMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Hall v. CraneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Roberts v. International BankCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Omar Brown. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Aimee Estornel. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Jacob M. PaulusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- The Government of the Virgin Islands v. Roy P. Gordon, Ralph Paiewonsky, Isaac PaiewonskyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957