Hodge v. McGowan

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that erecting a fence and grazing goats on land was not sufficient for actual, physical possession
• applying Section 158 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts pursuant to V.I. Code Ann. tit. 1 § 4
• “The Restatement (Second) of Torts states that a plaintiff claiming trespass has the burden of proving that the defendant ‘intentionally (a) enter[ed] land in the possession of the other, or cause[d] a thing or a third person to do so, or (b) remain[ed] on the land, or (c

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Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Government of the Virgin Islands v. Connor
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2014-02-24· cited 92×
• Vanterpool v. Government of the Virgin Islands
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2015-08-10· cited 49×
• Walters v. Walters
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2014-04-28· cited 48×
• Phillip v. Marsh-Monsanto
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2017-05-30· cited 47×
• United Corp. v. Tutu Park Ltd.
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2011-09-07· cited 31×
• Hypolite v. People
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2009-01-21· cited 30×
• Hodge v. Bluebeard's Castle, Inc.
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2015-06-10· cited 30×
• Henry v. Dennery
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2011-12-29· cited 28×
• Martin v. Martin
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2010-09-15· cited 25×
• Rainey v. Hermon
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2011-10-06· cited 24×
• In re the Estate of Small
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2012-09-17· cited 24×
• Ross v. Hodge
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2013-03-07· cited 22×
• Sweeney v. Ombres
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2014-01-10· cited 19×
• Mahabir v. Heirs of George
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2015-09-25· cited 19×
• Cabrita Point Development, Inc. v. Evans
  Virgin Islands· 2009-09-30· cited 18×
• Browne v. Gore
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2012-09-19· cited 14×
• Simpson v. Golden Resorts, LLLP
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2012-04-13· cited 13×
• Alleyne v. Diageo USVI, Inc.
  Superior Court of The Virgin Islands· 2015-09-17· cited 11×
• Jensen v. Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2009-12-10· cited 8×
• Simon v. Government of the Virgin Islands
  Virgin Islands· 2015-07-29· cited 4×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Gonzalez v. Crosby
  Supreme Court· 2005-06-23· cited 3,107×
• Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-17· cited 1,932×
• St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections v. Daniel
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2007-09-17· cited 196×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1994-09-27· cited 165×
• Executive Management, Ltd. v. Ticor Title Insurance
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1998-09-01· cited 65×
• Bell v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-05-16· cited 33×
• Corriette v. Morales
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2008-07-14· cited 33×
• McNair v. McNair
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2004-08-30· cited 27×
• Dudley v. Meyers
  Third Circuit· 1970-03-13· cited 26×
• Hodge v. McGowan
  Virgin Islands· 1993-12-23· cited 5×
• Decastro v. Stuart
  Virgin Islands· 2004-04-02· cited 4×
• McGowan v. Hodge
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 1992-01-02· cited 4×
• Hodge v. McGowan
  Virgin Islands· 2006-08-17· cited 1×

Other cases named Hodge v. McGowan

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Hodge v. McGowan
  Virgin Islands· 1993-12-23· cited 5×
• Hodge v. McGowan
  Virgin Islands· 2006-08-17· cited 1×