Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands ex rel. Miller
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 28, 1977No. Family No. 10/1977Published
1Opinion of the CourtSilverlight, Judge
This matter was instituted by the Government of the Virgin Islands (hereinafter “Government”) in the interest of Delores Miller, an incompetent, on a “Motion for Hearing on Request for Sterilization of Mental Incompetent,” supported by an affidavit alleging various mental and medical infirmities, together with a “Motion for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem.”1
*491Pursuant to these motions, this Court appointed a Guardian ad litem and directed the Government and the Guardian ad litem to submit memoranda addressed to the issue of this Court’s jurisdiction in the matter.
The requested memoranda have…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Wade v. Bethesda HospitalDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1971
- Holmes v. PowersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Homer v. LorillardMunicipal Court of The Virgin Islands · 1967
- Rickles v. PhillipsMunicipal Court of The Virgin Islands · 1965