Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Eisner
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided April 20, 1950PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
8 N.J. Super. 351 (1950)
72 A.2d 901
THOMAS W. HUGHES, PLAINTIFF,
v.
RUDOLPH EISNER, DEFENDANT.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.
Decided April 20, 1950.
Miss Dorothy V. Reeve, for the plaintiff.
Mr. William Reich, for the defendant.
JAYNE, J.S.C.
The ancient doctrine of maintenance and champerty has had an interesting statutory and decisional lineage. In the passage of time the doctrine has lost most of its original animation and rigor. Indeed as early as 1792 it was determined to be "inapplicable" to the policy of this state. Schomp v. Schenck, 40 N.J.L. 195 (Sup. Ct. 1878). It seems,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Schmidt v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Steiner v. SteinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1949
- Smith v. International High Speed Steel Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1923
- Soper v. BilderNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1917
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. PoliakoffNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1938
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Application of LiVolsiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Amer. Trial Lawyers Assoc. v. NJ Supreme Ct.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- In Re Resorts International, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
- Koro Co., Inc. v. Bristol-Myers Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Hughes v. EisnerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
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