Legal Opinion
Petersen v. Knight
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided April 29, 1981No. Civil No. 524/1979PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSilverlight, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This case is now before the Court on defendant’s Motion for a New Trial and plaintiffs Affidavit for Attorney’s Fees. The Motion for New Trial will be denied and attorney’s fees will be awarded in compliance with the following opinion.
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
This is a negligence action in which plaintiff Athalie Petersen seeks to recover for property damage to an automobile owned by her and driven by her son, plaintiff Darnley Petersen, on October 12, 1973. On the day in question at about 1:30 p.m., the defendant Joseph Knight attempted to enter Centerline Road, heading east,…
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