Legal Opinion
STATE BY VAN RIPER v. Atlantic City Electric Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 21, 1957PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wachenfeld, J.
This case adds another chapter to the large volume of litigation encountered in recent years relating *263to the State’s powers of escheat. Here, the subject of dispute is unclaimed deposits given by consumers to secure the defendant against nonpayment of charges for the services which it renders.
The Attorney-General commenced this action pursuant to the authority vouchsafed by N. J. S. 2A.-37-11 et seq., commonly referred to as the Eourteen-Year Personal Property Escheat Law. The complaint alleged the defendant, a public utility engaged in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Schmidt v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Standard Oil Co. v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Fratt v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Povey v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Holloway v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- In re Penn Central Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- McGlynn v. SchultzNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
- Alithochrome Corp. v. East Coast Finishing Sales Corp. (In Re Alithochrome Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Berkley Arms Apartment Corp. v. Hackensack CityNew Jersey Tax Court · 1983
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