Great Bay Inc. vs. The Neighborhood Assoc. Inc.
Case Caption: Great Bay Inc. vs. The Neighborhood Assoc. Inc.Case Number: SCT-CIV-2022-0002Date: 06/29/2026Author: Form Field 41Cabret, Maria M. Citation: 2026 VI 15Summary: Considering an appeal from the Superior Court’s order granting a preliminary injunction enjoining the appellant from issuing assessments to the appellee’s members for past due common area charges and maintenance expenses associated with a commercial condominium unit at the Ritz-Carlton Club in St. Thomas for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Superior Court’s memorandum opinion provided detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of its extension of the underlying temporary restraining order (TRO) and its grant of the preliminary injunction. Accordingly, no violation of Rule 52(a)(2) of the Virgin Islands Rules of Civil Procedure occurred. Similarly, the content of that order satisfied the requirements of Rule 65(d) of those rules, and thus the preliminary injunction is not subject to being disturbed on that ground. Further, Rules 8 and 15 of the Virgin Islands Rules of Civil Procedure were not violated because the appellee was not required to include an application for injunctive relief in its initial pleadings, and the appellant’s suggestion that a party must include such a request in its pleadings is rejected. Finally, the appellee was not required to show actual success on the merits when applying for a preliminary injunction, and the Superior Court found in applying the factors from 3RC & Co., Inc., v. Boynes Trucking Sys., 63 V.I. 544 (2015), that the appellee showed a reasonable probability of success on the merits. Accordingly, the Superior Court’s decision granting the preliminary injunction is affirmed.Attachment:
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