Legal Opinion
Aetna Ins. Co. v. Gilchrist Brothers, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 7, 1981PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
SCHREIBER, J.
This automobile accident case presents issues concerning the “single controversy” doctrine and subrogation rights of a liability insurance carrier covering the automobile involved.
The facts are undisputed. On April 5, 1975 at about 6:30 p. m., Higinio Otero was in his Ford automobile which was stopped on the shoulder of the northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison Township. Johnnie S. Bell drove a Mack tractor and trailer owned by Gilchrist Brothers, Inc. into the rear of the Ford so that it traveled over 110 feet before…
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