Crudup v. Marrero

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Francis, J.

The issue here is whether Rules 4:58-1 et seq., the Offer of Judgment rules, apply to the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund, N. J. S. A. 39:6-61 et seq. Except for matrimonial causes, the rules were in effect on an experimental basis in all actions tried in the Law Division of the Superior and County Courts of Essex and Middlesex Counties, at the time of trial of the case which gave rise to this appeal. After pointing out that the statutory Eund represents public money deposited therein to satisfy claims and judgments against uninsured…