Legal Opinion
Berg v. Reaction Motors Division
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 21, 1962PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Jacobs, J.
The plaintiffs obtained a judgment against the defendant in the Law Division for compensatory and punitive damages. The defendant appealed and while its appeal was pending in the Appellate Division we certified it on our own motion.
The defendant had contracts with the United States for the development and production of the rocket engine for the X-15 supersonic airplane. The engine is designed for a maximum thrust of 50,000 pounds and 250,000 horsepower. The developmental stage of the engine required numerous tests and the critical testing…
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