Legal Opinion
Collins v. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 1966No. Nos. 15,250, 15,290PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKalodner, Circuit Judge
opinion of the court
Since they are interrelated, these two appeals at Nos. 15,250 and 15,290, will be separately considered and disposed of in this opinion.
The issue presented, at No. 15,250, is whether the defendant-appellant, the Government of the Virgin Islands (“Government”), should have been afforded a jury trial in this personal injury action, tried to the District Court of the Virgin Islands without a jury, which resulted in a judgment for plaintiff-appellee, Harvey B. Collins, in the amount of $550,000.
*626Collins was seriously injured when the car which he was driving collided with a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Aetna Insurance v. Kennedy Ex Rel. BogashSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Balzac v. Porto RicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- McElrath v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Guardian Insurance v. JosephDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1994
- Penn v. PennSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1978
- Caron v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1979
- Chelcher v. Spider Staging Corp.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1995
- Harvey B. Collins v. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, George Wade, Sr.,aubrey Todman, Luther Benjamin, Clifford Benjamin and John Doe, a Person, Firm, Association or Incorporation, and Being a Fictitious Name, Jointly, Severallyand in Thealternative. Government of the Virgin Islands, Harvey B. Collins v. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, George Wade, Sr.,aubrey Todman, Luther Benjamin, Clifford Benjamin and John Doe, a Person, Firm, Association or Incorporation, and Being a Fictitious Name, Jointly, Severallyand in ThealternativeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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