PEER v. CITY OF NEWARK


71 N.J. Super. 12 (1961)

176 A.2d 249

EILEEN LINDA PEER, AN INFANT BY HER GUARDIAN AD LITEM, ADELE PEER AND ADELE PEER AND HARVEY PEER, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. THE CITY OF NEWARK, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND JOSEPH THOMAS, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 30, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jacob M. Goldberg argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Vincent P. Torppey, attorney; Mr. Goldberg, Mr. Joseph A. Ward, Mr. Thomas M. Kane and Mr. Richard A. Walsh, on the brief).

Mr. Ira J. Zarin argued the cause for respondents (Messrs. Zarin & Yormark, attorneys; Mr. Zarin and Mr. Sheldon A. Weiss, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges PRICE, SULLIVAN and LEONARD.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LEONARD, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

This is an appeal by defendant the City of Newark from a judgment entered pursuant to jury verdicts against it and in favor of plaintiffs and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.

Defendant Joseph Thomas (Thomas) was appointed a police officer by defendant the City of Newark (city) on December 10, 1956, and since then...

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