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9 Virgin Islands opinions name it 2 courts 2013–2024 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.

Followed or applied (8)

CaseFollowedCited
Rivera-Moreno v. Government of the Virgin Islandsgreen
virginislands · 2014 · cited in 4 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2015–2024
2 sentences

2024See Rivera–Moreno v. Gov't of the V.I., 61 V.I. 279, 314 (V.I. 2014) (“[w]hen . . . this Court applies a plenary standard of review to the underlying Superior Keating-Smith v. Mustafa 2024 VI 12 S. Ct. Civ.

2017Rivera-Moreno, 61 V.I. at 314 (“When, on appeal, this Court applies a plenary standard of review to the underlying Superior Court decision, it can, ‘in the interests of judicial economy, exercise [its] discretion’ to overlook the Superior Court’s procedural error and analyze the legal issue for the first time on appeal.”) (quoting Browne v. Gore, 57 V.I. 445 , 453 n.5 (V.I. 2012)).

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KEATING-SMITH v. MUSTAFAgreen
virginislands · 2024 · cited in 1 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024See Rivera–Moreno v. Gov't of the V.I., 61 V.I. 279, 314 (V.I. 2014) (“[w]hen . . . this Court applies a plenary standard of review to the underlying Superior Keating-Smith v. Mustafa 2024 VI 12 S. Ct. Civ.

11
Feddersen v. Feddersengreen
vid · 1999 · cited in 1 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Accord Feddersen v. Feddersen, 41 V.I. 230, 236 (D.V.I.

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Browne v. Goregreen
visuper · 2011 · cited in 1 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016“Instead, questions of law are reviewed under a plenary standard,” id., which means the Appellate Division “must provide sufficient analysis to demonstrate that it has truly performed a full review of the record.” Browne v. Gore, 54 V.I. 195, 202-03 (Super.

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Bradford v. Cramergreen
virginislands · 2011 · cited in 1 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016Bradford v. Cramer, 54 V.I. 669, 671 (V.I. 2011) (citing St.

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Walters v. Parrottgreen
virginislands · 2013 · cited in 1 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016We review findings of fact under a clearly erroneous standard, Walters v. Parrott, 58 V.I. 391, 411 (V.I. 2013), and we review the application of law to those facts under a plenary standard.

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Estate of Ludington v. Jabergreen
virginislands · 2011 · cited in 1 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013Carty v. People, 56 V.I. 345, 354 (V.I. 2012); Estate of Ludington v. Jaber, 54 V.I. 678, 681 (V.I. 2011).

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Carty v. Peoplegreen
virginislands · 2012 · cited in 1 Virgin Islands opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013Carty v. People, 56 V.I. 345, 354 (V.I. 2012); Estate of Ludington v. Jaber, 54 V.I. 678, 681 (V.I. 2011).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virgin Islands. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Browne v. Gore green
virginislands · 2012
2 sentences

2017Rivera-Moreno, 61 V.I. at 314 (“When, on appeal, this Court applies a plenary standard of review to the underlying Superior Court decision, it can, ‘in the interests of judicial economy, exercise [its] discretion’ to overlook the Superior Court’s procedural error and analyze the legal issue for the first time on appeal.”) (quoting Browne v. Gore, 57 V.I. 445 , 453 n.5 (V.I. 2012)).

2016Ct. App. Div. 2011), rev’d on other grounds, 57 V.I. 445 (V.I. 2012).

32014–2017
United Corp. v. Tutu Park Ltd. green
virginislands · 2011
1 sentence

2014Browne, 57 V.I. at 453 n.5 (citing United Corp. v. Tutu Park Ltd., 55 V.I. 702 , 708 n.3 (V.I. 2011)).

12014–2014

Statutes the citing opinions construe

USC § 48u.s.c.1561 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

NJ 758 (1956–2026) NY 208 (1958–2026) CT 148 (1922–2026) PA 32 (2005–2025) VA 21 (1968–2024) IL 21 (1967–2026) TX 19 (1972–2021) MD 17 (1967–2017) WV 13 (1983–2023) ME 12 (1979–2020) CA 11 (1955–2014) VI 9 (2013–2024) KS 9 (1966–2009) FL 7 (1964–2010) NC 6 (1967–2017) WI 5 (1988–1991) OH 5 (1984–2005) OR 5 (1951–1995) MA 4 (1936–2012) DC 4 (2001–2003) VT 3 (2007–2013) AL 3 (1971–1993) DE 3 (1999–2024) AZ 2 (1964–2016) MS 2 (1977–2023) OK 2 (1916–1999) MO 2 (1974–1987)

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.

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