Legal Opinion

Lubick v. Travel Services, Inc.

District Court, Virgin Islands

Decided January 14, 1987No. Civil No. 1981/15; Civil No. 1981/37PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, Judge

MEMORANDUM AND JUDGMENT

Sitting as the trier of fact in this case, we must decide whether the Government had notice of a dangerous condition in its highways so as to be liable for the plaintiffs’ injuries. We find that the Government had no such notice, and we dismiss this action.

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

This case arose out of a motor vehicle accident on February 9, 1979. T. M. Donald Todman was operating his 1973 Ford Safari bus with 27 passengers aboard. He had left Drake’s Seat and was enroute to Mountaintop traveling up a steep incline on Hull Bay Road. As he was making a sharp left turn on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. County of Harris v. EatonTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Johnson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Peters v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  4. County of Harris v. EatonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Freeport Transport, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of HighwaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Government of the Virgin Islands v. PantDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1994
  2. Nevis v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1991

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