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SILVERLIGHT v. HUGGINS

Civ. Nos. 39-1972, 21-1972, 262-1971.

347 F.Supp. 895 (1972)

Lois SILVERLIGHT and Irwin Silver-light, Plaintiffs, v. James HUGGINS and Government of the Virgin Islands, Defendants. Brendan CONROY, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, and Eugene H. Smith, d/b/a Smitty Mechanical and Rental, Defendants. Denise I. GARCIA, a minor by Enrique Garcia, Jr., her natural father and Enrique Garcia, Jr., Individually, Plaintiff, v. MANNASSAH BUS LINES, INC., and Ivan Caesar, Defendants. William H. EVANS et al., Defendants Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Third-Party Defendants.

District Court, Virgin Islands.

August 4, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nichols & Silverlight, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for plaintiffs.

Edward J. Ocean, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for defendants.

OPINION

CHRISTIAN, Chief Judge.

Third-party defendant, the Government of the Virgin Islands, (hereinafter The Government) has moved this court to dismiss the Third Party complaint on the grounds that the complaint fails to state a cause of action and that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the cause. The basis for this motion is a claim of sovereign immunity.

On November 15, 1971, the Legislature adopted new provisions to the Tort...

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