Higgins v. Blauvelt

This motion by plaintiff for the appointment of a guardian ad litem for the nonresident infant defendant in this negligence action was previously marked, in a pro forma manner, granted on default. It was only on the submission of the order for signature that the problems herein raised were made evident. The facts underlying the motion are simple. Plaintiff, a New York resident, was allegedly injured in New Jersey, by the infant defendant, a New Jersey resident, who was then driving his father’s car (his father being a New Jersey resident also). Subsequently, plaintiff served him with a…