Legal Opinion
Bank of Nova Scotia v. St. Croix Drive-In Theatre, Inc.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided December 16, 1982No. Civ. No. 80/88PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
The genesis of this action is a debt incurred by several of the defendants for which another defendant agreed, in part, to act as surety. The trial was held on July 20, 1982. The plethora of memoranda submitted by the respective parties, both before and after the trial, constitute a monument to the problems inherent in complex financial dealings when the intent of the parties is not clearly defined.
I. FINDINGS OF FACT
The St. Croix Drive-In, Inc. (“St. Croix Drive-In”) was pleased with the success of its theatre operation, and decided to expand to St. Thomas. At…
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