Legal Opinion
Atlantic Northern Airlines, Inc. v. Schwimmer
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 27, 1953PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Heher, J.
The action is in tort for conversion on August 12, 1948 of plaintiff’s DC-4 airplane, NC 58021, and for the value of its use during the succeeding five months. Defendant was a nonresident, and the proceeding was instituted by the issuance of a writ of attachment on June 13, 1949 against two airplanes in defendant’s name, under N. J. 8. A. 2:42-86 et seq., superseded by N. J. 8. 2A :26-l et seq.
The complaint alleged the conversion of the subject airplane and defendant’s subsequent promise "to pay the plaintiff for the use of the aircraft the…
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