5 Virgin Islands opinions name it 1 courts 2014–2024 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Virgin Islands courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Der Weer v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.green1 sentence2017It is merely a vehicle for pursuing someone else’s claims.” Der Weer, 64 V.I. at 138 (quotation marks, brackets, and citahon omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Crawford ex rel. Estate of Crawford v. Dalygreen1 sentence2014In denying Litwin’s motion to strike the estate’s demand for punitive damages, this Court relied principally on the reasoning and analysis of Crawford v. Daly, 55 V.I. 66, 70-71 (Super. | 1 | 1 |
Ottley v. Estate of Bellgreen1 sentence2014Cf. Ottley v. Estate of Bell, 61 V.I. 480, 492 (V.I. 2014) (“statute of limitations ... is an affirmative defense that may be waived if not raised at the first opportunity.”). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virgin Islands. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Der Weer v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.
green
2 sentences2017It is merely a vehicle for pursuing someone else’s claims.” Der Weer, 61 V.I. at 103 . ‘“Second, if a person’s death was caused by or resulted from someone else’s actions or failure to act, then that person’s survivors can only recover if authority creates a cause of action for wrongful death.” Id. at 102 . 2017It is merely a vehicle for pursuing someone else’s claims.” Der Weer, 61 V.I. at 103 . ‘“Second, if a person’s death was caused by or resulted from someone else’s actions or failure to act, then that person’s survivors can only recover if authority creates a cause of action for wrongful death.” Id. at 102 . | 2 | 2016–2017 |
Cynthia Huffman v. The Hilltop Companies
green
1 sentence2024In Huffman, the employees executed an employment agreement with the employer that contained both an arbitration clause and a survival clause, but the survival clause did not list the arbitration clause. 747 F.3d at 393 . | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.