Legal Opinion
Mercer v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided May 12, 1982No. Civil No. 523-1980PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodge, Presiding Judge
OPINION
I. INTRODUCTION
Once again this court is called upon to resolve a question of jurisdictional limitation under the Virgin Islands Tort Claims Act, 33 V.I.C. § 3408 et seq. (1981 Supp.) (Act). The defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that plaintiff has failed to comply with the procedural requirements of the Act, thereby denying subject matter jurisdiction to the court. The plaintiff opposes this motion, contending that she was unaware of the technical requirements of the Act, that she notified the defendant of the incident two months after it occurred, that she…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Silverlight v. HugginsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Silverlight v. HugginsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1972
- Virgin Islands Telephone Corp. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1977
- Richards v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
- Rodgers v. IBEC Housing Co.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1975
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Jamila Russell v. Superior Court of the Virgin ICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
- Pickering v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1982
- Harley ex rel. Harley v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1982
- Pickering v. DavidSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1986
- Choate v. SkinnerSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1983
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