Legal Opinion
Wells v. Rockefeller
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 23, 1984No. Nos. 83-3142, 83-3403PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated Virgin Islands cases, we conclude that in a possessory action the district court properly refused to open a default judgment that the defendant permitted to occur as part of his litigation strategy. In another related cause, we measure the statute of limitations for a civil conspiracy from the overt acts causing damage, and commence the limitations period *211for an accounting and winding up from the date the joint venture ceased. On these bases, we affirm the judgment in one case, and in the other sustain a summary judgment in part…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Grunewald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Stone v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Ruth Ann Bougher v. University of Pittsburgh, Wesley W. Posvar and Trevor Melia, in Their Official and Individual Capacities, Mary-Ann Bishop CoffeyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Dale R. Kichline v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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