Legal Opinion
Gaita v. Laurel Grove Cemetery Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided June 11, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
731 A.2d 1245 (1998)
323 N.J. Super. 89
Joyce GAITA, Plaintiff,
v.
The LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY COMPANY, a New Jersey Corporation trading as Laurel Grove Cemetery, Richard Roe and Entities 1-5, Defendants.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Passaic County.
Argued May 1, 1998.
Decided June 11, 1998.
Alfred E. Fontanella, Totowa, for plaintiff (Fontanella & Benevento, attorneys).
Jane Garrity Glass, Montclair, for defendants (Garrity, Graham, Favetta & Flinn, attorneys).
REISNER, J.S.C.
This case raises the novel issue of the potential liability of a cemetery for an attack by a third party upon a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Butler v. Acme Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Clohesy v. Food Circus Supermarkets, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
- Lawlor v. Cloverleaf Memorial Park, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Bauer v. Harleigh Cemetery Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
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