Legal Opinion
Quetel v. Brutus
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 24, 1981No. Civil No. 371/1980PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodge, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is a personal injury action for damages in which one of the third-party defendants, Alvis Raymond, has moved to dismiss the action as against himself, on the ground that since he was an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands and was acting within the scope of his employment at the time of the act complained of, he is immune from suit under Section 2(b) of the Revised Organic Act of 1954.1 The third-party complaint alleges that Alvis Raymond, a police officer, was operating the police vehicle involved in the accident from which the plaintiffs’ claim arises, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Cruz Ocasio, Suzanna Santana and Rose L. E. Thomas v. Ethelbert Bryan, Olga Bailey and Samuel CainesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Mathurin v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1975
- Simon v. LovgrenDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Callender v. NichternSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1995
- Small v. Government of Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1983