Legal Opinion
Ebert v. South Jersey Gas Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided January 9, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
CARCHMAN, J.S.C.
(temporarily assigned).
This appeal requires us to decide whether a ninety-foot underground natural gas service line or “lateral” leading from a main gas line located in a public street to a private residence is “an improvement to real property.” By deciding this question in the affirmative, we conclude that it is, and, therefore, the installer of the lateral is protected by the ten-year statute of repose, N.J.S.A. 2A: 14-1.1 (the Statute). Thus, this action against the installer of the gas line for contribution and indemnification is…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rosenberg v. Town of North BergenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Russo Farms, Inc. v. Vineland Board of EducationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
- Brown v. Jersey Central Power and Light Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- E. A. Williams, Inc. v. Russo Development Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Van Den Hul v. Baltic Farmers Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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- Muise v. GPU, INC.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
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- Hudson v. Siemens Logistics & Assembly Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
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