Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Ocean
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 16, 1982No. Civ. No. 93/1981PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Defendant, Edward J. Ocean (“Ocean”), has moved to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint for legal malpractice on the grounds that it is barred by the two-year statute of limitations. For the reasons which follow, this Court finds that the claim of plaintiff, Erna J. Simmons (“Simmons”), is time barred by the two-year statute of limitations and will therefore grant defendant’s motion and dismiss the action.
FACTS
In her verified complaint filed with this Court on April 9, 1981, Simmons basically claims that Ocean was negligent in the handling of certain legal matters…
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