Legal Opinion
Collum v. Harrington
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 5, 1997No. Civ. No. 333/1993PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSwan, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This case involves applying an amended statute to a pending lawsuit, when the statute is enacted after the lawsuit was filed. For the reasons which follow, defendants' Motion For Increase In Security Costs Bond, pursuant to a statutory amendment which became law after plaintiff had already posted bond will be DENIED.
FACTS
Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on April 13, 1993, seeking damages from the defendants for personal injuries he allegedly suffered while plaintiff was a passenger aboard a vessel operated by defendant Scott Harrington. Plaintiff asserts that defendant…
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