Legal Opinion
Corriette v. Morales
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 14, 2008No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2007-075PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(July 14, 2008)
2Per curiam
Appellant, Gabriel Corriette (hereafter “Corriette”), appeals the Superior Court order that granted the Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (hereafter “JNOV”) brought by Appellee, Pedro Morales (hereafter “Morales”), and set aside the jury’s $20,000.00 award for future pain and suffering. For the reasons which follow, we will reverse the JNOV order and remand to the Superior Court for a new trial on the issue of damages.
I. BACKGROUND
On or about November 14, 2000, Corriette, while driving on North Shore Road in St. Croix, brought his Volvo to a…
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