Legal Opinion

Daniel v. Government of the Virgin Islands

Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided May 14, 1992No. Civil No. 49 & 51/1992PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtEltman, Judge

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The plaintiff seeks leave to file a notice of tort claim out of time. The motion will be denied.

According to the allegations of the complaint and motion, the plaintiff, Rose Daniel, got a toothpick stuck in her knee on April 15, 1990, and went to the emergency room of the St. Croix Hospital. The defendant Dr. Morgan treated her. When the knee later became swollen and infected and lost flexion, Daniel traveled to New York and had surgery on May 26, 1990, followed by a course of physical therapy. She continued to have pain. On November 21, 1991, she consulted with Dr. Walter…

2Cases cited6 opinions

United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Frank R. Ciccarone v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
Isaac Newton Hulver v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
Harley ex rel. Harley v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1982
Van Putten v. AlexisDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

Walters v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1994