Legal Opinion
Dorothy J. Richards v. The Government of the Virgin Islands, Alphonso Christian, Commissioner of Public Safety, Raymond Chesterfield and Leon Lenhardt
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 5, 1978No. 77-1363PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUNTER, Circuit Judge
This appeal arises from a claim against the Government of the Virgin Islands and individual defendants for the death of Kent Richards. 1 The Government challenges the award of costs and counsel fees in addition to the maximum amount of $25,000 damages permitted by the statutory waiver of sovereign immunity for tort claims. Appellant also argues that the district court erred in refusing to deduct from the judgment the amount of payments received by plaintiff from the Criminal Victims’ Compensation Commission.
Richards and a friend were walking beside a road near the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tcherepnin v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- National Automatic Laundry and Cleaning Council v. George P. Shultz, Secretary, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Fairmont Creamery Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Gurley v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Eash v. Riggins Trucking Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Kock v. Government of The Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Eash v. Riggins Trucking Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Rosa v. V.I. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2001
- Cannon v. Loyola UniversityDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
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