SWEENEY v. HARTFORD ACC. & INDEM. CO.


136 N.J. Super. 591 (1975)

347 A.2d 380

JAMES J. SWEENEY, PLAINTIFF, v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided October 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard W. Engelbart for plaintiff (Jerome L. Yesko, attorney).

Mr. Victor C. Harwood, III, for defendant (Messrs. Gilady and Harwood, attorneys).


SMITH, J.C.C., Temporarily Assigned.

The issue in this case is whether a provision in an automobile insurance policy which reduces uninsured motorist coverage by amounts paid for workmen's compensation is valid and enforceable.

On March 20, 1970 plaintiff James J. Sweeney was injured in an automobile accident caused by the negligence of an unknown truck driver. He was, at the time of the accident, a state trooper on patrol duty. A workmen's compensation claim...

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