Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands ex rel. Hyman v. Prince
Municipal Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided December 17, 1971No. J.D.R. No. 33-1968PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This case was originally tried by the Municipal Court of St. Thomas and St. John on February 5, 1969. Testimony in the case was also taken on two earlier occasions, January 14, 1969 and February 5, 1969. Judge Louis Hoffman decided against the relatrix, Delores Hyman, holding that the government had failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant, Evans Prince, was the father of a male child born to Miss Hyman on May 27,1968.
The decision was appealed to the District Court by the Government on behalf of the relatrix.' After reviewing the record, the…
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