Legal Opinion
Caron v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 21, 1979No. Civil No. 149/1978PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPetersen, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The court in this case considers an issue heretofore unreported in the case law of the Virgin Islands: whether the right to trial by jury extends to one contesting a will submitted for probate in this jurisdiction, under either the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or Rule 193 of the Probate and Fiduciary Rules for the Territorial Court, Appendix IV of Title 5, Virgin Islands Code.
The matter is before the court pursuant to a demand for jury trial by contestants in the above-captioned Declaration of Contest, Civil No. 149/1978. Contestants Aimery…
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