United States v. Polack

How courts have described this case

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• discussing 15 V.I.C. § 353, which allows support payments to a widow during probate proceedings for only one year
• “[W]hen a Superior Court judge, by assignment or otherwise, exercises the jurisdiction of a magistrate, the appellate procedure remains unchanged, and the matter is heard by the Appellate Division.”
• this Court applies plenary review to the Appellate Division’s legal conclusions
• “It is well established that prior interlocutory orders merge with the final judgment in a case, and the interlocutory orders . . . may be reviewed on appeal from the final order.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
• judges who take over cases can reexamine prior orders if appropriate

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