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ALEXANDER HAMILTON LIFE INS. v. GOV. OF V.I. OF U.S.

Civ. No. 82/5.

573 F.Supp. 429 (1983)

ALEXANDER HAMILTON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS OF the UNITED STATES, Defendant.

District Court, Virgin Islands, D. St. Croix.

As Amended October 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren B. Cole, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for plaintiff.

Richard R. Knoepfel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION & JUDGMENT

O'BRIEN, District Judge.

This matter involves a disputed claim to valuable lands fronting on Salt River Bay in St. Croix. It was off this shore that Columbus anchored nearly 500 years ago, upon discovering the island. His landing party was attacked by Carib Indians with fatal results, after which he beat a swift path to a more welcome environment.1 While the issues in this law suit were passionately...

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