Legal Opinion

Bergen v. KOPPENAL

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided October 7, 1968PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered

2Per curiam

Plaintiffs sued Wall Township (Township) and Virginia Koppenal for injuries sustained in a collision between plaintiffs’ car and the Koppenal car. At the close of plaintiffs’ case the trial court granted the Township’s motion to dismiss. The jury returned a verdict against Mrs. Koppenal. Upon plaintiffs’ appeal, the Appellate Division reversed the judgment in favor of the Township and ordered a retrial as to it. Bergen v. Koppenal, 97 N. J. Super. 265 (App. Div. 1967). We granted the Township’s petition for certification. 51 N. J. 183 (1968).

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3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Amelchenko v. Borough of FreeholdSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
  2. Hoy v. CapelliSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
  3. Bergen v. KoppenalNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967

4Cited by64 opinions

  1. DiProspero v. PennSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2005
  2. Waldorf v. ShutaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  3. Costa v. JoseySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
  4. Bowen v. Riverton CityUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Marley v. Palmyra Bor.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1983

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