Legal Opinion
State v. Abbott
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 6, 1961PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Weintbatjb, C. J.
Frank Abbott was convicted of atrocious assault and battery. ’The Appellate Division affirmed, 64 N. J. Super. 191 (1960), and we granted certification, 34 N. J. 176 (1961).
Abbott shared a common driveway with his neighbors, Michael and Mary Scarano. The Scaranos engaged a contractor to pave their portion. Abbott obtained some asphalt from the contractor and made a doorstop to keep his garage door from swinging onto the Scaranos’ property. Nicholas Scarano, who was visiting with the Scaranos, his parents, objected to Abbott’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Riley v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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