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STATE BY VAN RIPER v. ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO.

23 N.J. 259 (1957)

128 A.2d 861

STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY WALTER D. VAN RIPER, ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Reargued December 3, 1956.

Decided January 21, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David D. Furman, Deputy Attorney-General, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Grover C. Richman, Jr., Attorney-General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Charles J. Kehoe, Assistant Deputy Attorney-General, on the brief).

Mr. John Lloyd, Jr., argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Lloyd, Horn, Megargee & Steedle, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by WACHENFELD, J.

This case adds another chapter to the large volume of litigation encountered in recent years relating to the State's powers of escheat. Here, the subject of dispute is unclaimed deposits given by consumers to secure the defendant against nonpayment of charges for the services which it renders.

The Attorney-General commenced this action pursuant to the authority...

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