Legal Opinion
Weinberg v. Dinger
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 2, 1987PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
In this appeal we reconsider the longstanding New Jersey rule immunizing private water companies from liability for their negligence in failing to provide to fire hydrants water pressure of sufficient force to extinguish a fire. We now hold that private water companies are no longer immune from such liability, except with respect to subrogation claims asserted by fire-insurance companies.
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The facts are not in dispute. On November 23, 1980, a fire broke out at the Twin Bridge Apartments in Penns Grove, New Jersey. Because of inadequate water…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Rappaport v. NicholsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Goldberg v. Housing Auth. of City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
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3Cited by175 opinions
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