Government of Virgin Islands v. 50.05 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.

In this condemnation case defendants Frederick Oman and John T. Burr, owners of record of the tract in suit, and Robert B. George and Elizabeth Starr George, who claim an interest as mortgagees, have denied the right of plaintiff, Government of the Virgin Islands, to acquire by eminent domain a certain 50.05 acre tract of land at Salt River, St. Croix, to “be developed and maintained by the Government of the Virgin Islands as an historical and public recreational area”. Accordingly, at this preliminary stage of the case the defendants are seeking dismissal of the action on the ground that it…