Velmohos v. Maren Engineering Corp.

The opinion of the. Court was delivered by

PASHMAN, J.

This case raises the question whether the tolling provision of New Jersey’s statutes of limitations, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-22, is unconstitutional as applied to foreign corporations that are not represented within the State but are amenable to long-arm service. Invalidation of the statute would render defendant corporations immune from suit in this State, since without the benefit of the tolling statute, the relevant limitations period has expired. We find the statute constitutional and accordingly uphold plaintiff’s action as timely.

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