Legal Opinion

Lingar v. Live-In Companions, Inc.

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided April 17, 1997PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAIME, J.A.D.

Maria Lingar retained Live-In Companions, Inc. to care for her disabled husband, Naval Commander Ailon Lingar, while she went on a trip. Live-In Companions assigned Kenneth Mack to attend to Ailon in Maria’s absence. While Maria was away, Mack abandoned Ailon and stole several items from her home. Plaintiffs brought this action against Live-In Companions, its owner and director, Bonnie Oechsle, and her husband, Joseph Oechsle, seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment and dismissed plaintiffs’ claims for…

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