Upon the filing of the complaint, a summons shall be served and returned within 3 days, requiring the defendant to appear within 3 days after service thereof, and show cause why a judgment of dispossession should not be entered against him. In the event of the failure of the defendant to appear and show cause, judgment shall be rendered against him by default.
U.S. Virgin Islands Legal Code
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U.S. Virgin Islands § 785 — U.S. Virgin Islands law