United States v. Seventeen Empty Barrels

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a write-in candidate had “standing” to seek a recount under the election statutes
• holding that a write-in candidate had “standing” to seek a recount under the election statutes
• explaining that the federal removal statute applies to the Virgin Islands pursuant to 48 U.S.C. § 1613
• permitting an intervenor to appeal in a case where the original defendants elected not to participate
• noting “our longstanding instruction that ‘fleeting references’ in opinions to issues that were never raised or discussed should not be cited as controlling authority” (quoting Banks v. Int’l Rental & Leasing Corp., 55 V.I. 967, 984 n.9 (V.I. 2011))
• “statutes ... in derogation of the common law .. . must be strictly construed”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).