BAPTISTE v. GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS

Nos. 75-1330, 75-1468 and 75-1744.

529 F.2d 100 (1976)

Leonard BAPTISTE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Defendant-Appellant in No. 75-1330. Augustin JAMES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Defendant-Appellant in No. 75-1744.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Submitted December 4, 1975.

Decided January 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verne A. Hodge, Atty. Gen., Government of Virgin Islands, Ive A. Swan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Government of Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for appellant.

Derek M. Hodge, Hodge, Sheen, Finch & Ross, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee Baptiste.

Roland B. Scott, Jr., Bryant, Costello, Burke & Scott, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee James.

Alexander A. Farrelly, Birch, deJongh & Farrelly, John E. Stout, John R. Mayer, Grunert, Stout, Hymes & Mayer, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for appellee Conroy.

Before ALDISERT, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


Nos. 75-1330 and 75-1744 Argued December 4, 1975.

No. 75-1468 Submitted at the request of counsel December 4, 1975.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

The single question presented in these consolidated appeals is whether attorneys' fees may be allowed a plaintiff who is entitled to damages from the Government of the Virgin Islands under its Tort Claims Act, 33 V.I.C. § 3408. We agree with the district court's conclusion that...

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