Legal Opinion
Decastro v. Stuart
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 2, 2004No. Civ. App. No. 2001-20PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
2Per curiam
I. INTRODUCTION
Catherine Stuart appeals the trial court’s decision that Nevón DeCastro acquired fee simple ownership of Parcel Number 173-C-76 Estate Anna’s Retreat [“the property”] through adverse possession. This appeal presents two questions of first impression in the Virgin Islands:
1. Is a judgment against an adverse possessor, without additional action by the record owner to remove the adverse possessor, sufficient to interrupt the adverse possession?
2. Does a judgment against an adverse possessor permanently settle all questions of title and preclude the same…
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