Legal Opinion
Murphy v. City of Asbury Park
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 14, 1944No. 8378PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
This is a personal injury case. The plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile, owned by John J. Bennett and operated by Peter A. Bennett, which collided with one of a series of structures erected on Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey, by that municipality. The accident happened about 6:00 P.M., January 20, 1940, on Ocean Avenue at its intersection with Sixth Avenue in that city. Ocean Avenue runs north and south. It is the most easterly thoroughfare of Asbury Park and is next to and parallels the ocean front. It is 54 feet, seven inches wide. It is a main…
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