Rouss v. Government of the Virgin Islands

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter came on for trial on September 21, 1976. Plaintiff, Ruby Rouss, being a twenty year veteran of the *206United States Army, became eligible to purchase and did indeed purchase a plot of land owned by the Government of the Virgin Islands. In the latter part of 1966 prior to purchase, a government surveyor took her to inspect one of the available plots, which was Plot 118, Estate Anna’s Hope.

In order to get to Plot 113, she and the surveyor traversed Plot 116 onto and through Plot 115 from thence onto and through Plot 114 and then to Plot 113. Plaintiff testified that…