Legal Opinion
Gerace v. Bentley
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 22, 2016No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2015-0046PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 22, 2016)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Appellants Joseph Gerace and Victoria Vooys appeal from the Superior Court’s April 16, 2015 opinion, which dismissed their complaint for failure to post a cost bond under title 5, section 547 of the Virgin Islands Code. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On June 9, 2005, Gerace and Vooys sued Maria Bentley, David Bentley, CB3, Inc., Warren Mosler, Chris Hanley, and Chrismos Cane Bay, LLC for numerous causes of action, including breach of contract. Five years after filing their complaint, Gerace and Vooys voluntarily…
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