Legal Opinion
Kock v. Government of Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 6, 1987No. Nos. 86-3094, 86-3149PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The primary question raised on this appeal is whether a judgment for damages rendered by the District Court of the Virgin Islands and affirmed by this court on appeal, may be subsequently reduced by the trial court because the defendant’s insurance carrier went into liquidation.
Mercedes Tromp, a resident of Antigua, was admitted as a patient to the Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital, a facility owned and operated by the Government of the Virgin Islands. After an examination by a government-employed doctor, who prescribed some medication, she was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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