Topa Equities (V.I.) Ltd. v. Bared Jewelers of the V.I., Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(June 19, 2002)

This matter came before the Court on January 31, 2002 on the plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment, the defendant’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, and defendant’s Converted Motion for Summary Judgment. The dispute concerns a purported breach of a clause in a lease agreement. The clause allegedly indemnified the plaintiff landlord, Topa Equities (V.I.), Ltd. (Topa), for the defense and settlement of a lawsuit for personal injury sustained by Ms. Lydia Gonzalez while on the premises of the tenant, Bared Jewelers of the V.I., Inc. (Bared).

I. FACTS AND…