Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of MILDRED T. BISHOP, Deceased WALLACE BISHOP, JR., Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1968-01-03
Citations: 6 V.I. 442
Docket Number: No. 16385
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of MILDRED T. BISHOP, Deceased WALLACE BISHOP, JR., Appellant
Judges: Before BIGGS and KALODNER, Circuit Judges
Reporter: Virgin Islands Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 442–443

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of MILDRED T. BISHOP, Deceased WALLACE BISHOP, JR., Appellant
No. 16385
United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit
Argued June 23, 1967
Filed January 3, 1968
See, also, 387 F.2d 955
Samuel J. Davidson, Esq., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for appellant
William Vandercreek, Esq. (Professor of Law), Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., for appellee
Before BIGGS and KALODNER, Circuit Judges
VAN DUSEN, District Judge

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:
The Order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands entered November 3, 1966, will be affirmed for the reason that our holding in Bishop v. Bishop, 257 F.2d 495 (1958), wherein we considered the critical transactions involved in this case, operated to bar the mooted disposition made in the Adjudication of District Court Commissioner George A. Mena, with respect to the 55 acres of real property located on the island of St. John and known as Hammer- farm, and rendered null and void such Adjudication under the doctrine of res adjudicata.
The District Judge has not seen fit to inform us in any respect as to the basis on which he entered judgment. Nonetheless I concur in the opinion of the Court for the correct conclusion is reached. I am authorized to state that Judge Van Dusen joins in this concurrence.