Legal Opinion
Chaput v. Scafidi
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 14, 2017No. Case No. SX-10-SM-123PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(June 14, 2017)
THIS MATTER is in the Appellate Division on review from the Magistrate Division. Robert J. Chaput (“Chaput”) sued Donald (“Don”) and Patricia (“Patti”) Scafidi2 for money Chaput claimed that he loaned them and for the value of his late wife’s gun, which Chaput claimed Patti stole. After requesting and receiving a number of continuances, the Scafidis failed to appear nearly two years later when the case was called for trial. Rather than enter their default, the Magistrate Court instead went forward with the bench trial, but found that Chaput failed to prove his…
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