Legal Opinion
Decorative Util. C. v. National
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided January 19, 1938PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The receiver of defendant insolvent corporation asks instructions. He has in his hands two funds, one derived from the general assets of the corporation, the other proceeding from a fire insurance policy. The company was in the express business, a common carrier. The policy in question, though procured by the company, covered the property of its customers, not its own property. The money belongs in equity to the bailors whose goods were destroyed. Williams Co. v. Auto Express Co., 78 N.J. Eq. 165; note to 53 A.L.R. 1409. As soon as the fire occurred, the company engaged one Zicherman to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bea v. Turner Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1934
- Meister v. J. Meister, Inc.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1928
- Spark v. La Reine Hotel Corp.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1933
- Albert Kernahan v. Franklin ArmsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1931
- Franklin Lumber Co. v. Harold Anderson, Inc.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1929
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bd. of Ed., Woodbridge Tp. v. Kane Acoustical Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
- Old Colony Insurance Company v. LampertDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1955
- Lerman v. Lincoln Novelty Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1941
- In Re Holly Knitwear, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Laudan v. ABC Travel System, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
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