Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Colombian Emeralds, Inc.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided March 4, 2009No. S. Ct. Civ. Nos. 2007-06; 2007-11PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGE, Chief Justice; CABRET, Associate Justice', and SWAN, Associate Justice, dissenting.
OPINION OF THE COURT
(March 4, 2009)
HODGE, C.J.
Appellant Franklin Martinez (“Martinez”) challenges the Superior Court’s order dismissing his complaint and ordering him to arbitration, and denying both his subsequent motion for reconsideration of the dismissal and his companion motion for stay of the proceedings pending arbitration. Martinez also challenges the award of attorney’s fees to Appellee Colombian Emeralds, Inc. (“CEI”). For the reasons stated below, the dismissal of the complaint and award of…
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