Legal Opinion
Bert L. Paiewonsky v. Ralph M. Paiewonsky
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 21, 1971No. 19365_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge
■ This case raises the interesting question as to whether the doctrine of interspousal immunity has continuing vitality in the Virgin Islands.
Plaintiff, wife, appeals from an order of the district court of the Virgin Islands granting her husband’s motion to dismiss her complaint against him. Her complaint seeks damages allegedly resulting from defendant’s wilful conduct by which he intentionally caused her great humiliation. She alleges that, intending her to rely on the representations, he falsely represented that he loved her, that he wished to marry…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Immer v. RiskoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Lydia Williams v. Delano DowlingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Merenoff v. MerenoffSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Joseph Berkeley v. West Indies Enterprises, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Irena Dyndul v. Michael DyndulCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Dublin v. Virgin Islands Telephone Corp.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1978
- Beattie v. BeattieSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
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