Legal Opinion
Richard J. Davis v. Knud-Hansen Memorial Hospital, Government of the Virgin Islands, and Curtis r.coulam, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 9, 1980No. 79-2768PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
I
On this appeal from a decision of the district court of the Virgin Islands, we are required to decide whether officers and employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands have blanket immunity for torts committed while they were acting in their official capacity. We hold they do not, and reverse the decision of the district court which held to the contrary.
II
Plaintiff Richard Davis sued Knud-Han-sen Memorial Hospital, an instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Government of the Virgin Islands, and Dr. Curtis R. Coulam, “a…
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