Legal Opinion
A. & B. Auto Stores of Jones Street, Inc. v. City of Newark
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 30, 1971PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Weintkaub, C. J.
This appeal involves some 450 suits pressing thousands of claims against the City of Newark arising out of widespread disorders in that City between July 12 and 17, 1967. The actions were consolidated for trial and have been handled by a committee of attorneys with the understanding embodied in a court order that all parties will be bound by the determination in these proceedings.
Plaintiffs urged two bases for liability: (1) that the City was negligent in its handling of the disorders, and (2) that the disorders were riots within the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Home Ins. Co. Of New York v. DavilaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- General Insurance Company of America v. FaulknerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
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