Boddy

Felicidad C. Boddy appeals from the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Her appeal alleges a denial of due process by that court. If there were substance to her allegation, we would have jurisdiction. Examining it to the extent necessary to see if there is substance, we find it insubstantial and accordingly dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In 1993 Boddy brought suit in the Superior Court of the CNMI against Mike and Ana Naholowaa, alleging that they had defrauded her in the sale of land in 1987. She obtained a jury verdict and was awarded compensatory damages of $210,-000 and punitive damages of $21,000.

At trial Boddy had established the following: She was the owner of real property on the island of Rota. It had been announced that a Japanese company would develop a golf resort' on adjacent land. Nearby landowners were reported to be getting good prices for their land. Boddy was working on Saipan for United Travel Agency; her boss' was Ana Naholowaa. Ana suggested that Boddy contact Ana’s husband Mike, who was the manager of the Saipan branch of the Bank of Guam and the president of the…