Legal Opinion
Rice v. Clements
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 28, 1991No. Family No. 5/1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCabret, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on the Petition of Kathleen M. Clements (hereafter referred to as “Petitioner”) for an order declaring her father, James Merrills Rice, dead after his unexplained disappearance and continued absence since July, 1986. For the reasons hereafter stated, the Court will grant the Petition.
*154FACTS
James Merrills Rice, a California retiree, moved to St. Croix from the San Francisco Bay area in 1984. He purchased a home and a large piece of property in Estate Salt River, St. Croix, and resided there with his second wife, Astarte Davis Rice. It was his…
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