PEREZ v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

No. 87-3397.

847 F.2d 104 (1988)

Jose Luis PEREZ, Jr., Lynn Belton, Jean Briley, Jose Luis Perez, Sr., Alda Shalout, and Joseph Felix on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. Appeal of Jose Luis PEREZ, Jr., Jean Briley, Alda Shalout, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell B. Johnson (argued), Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellant.

Norman P. Jones, Michael W.L. McCrory (argued), Asst. Attys. Gen., Dept. of Law, Government of the Virgin Islands, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee.

Before SEITZ, SLOVITER, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

Appellant Jose Luis Perez, who purchased an automobile liability insurance policy from the now-defunct Dome Insurance Company, Inc., was one of the plaintiffs who sought to represent a class of similarly-situated policy holders in a suit against the Government of the Virgin Islands. The essence of the claim pressed by Perez was that the Government was negligent in allowing Dome to operate in the...

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