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Downing v. Oxweld Acetylene Company

Court of Errors and Appeals
Sep 27, 1934
113 N.J.L. 399 (N.J. 1934)

Summary

observing that under New Jersey law, "a prejudgment assignment of part of the proceeds of a personal injury tort claim is void as a matter of law"

Summary of this case from In re Reviss

Opinion

Argued May 17, 1934 —

Decided September 27, 1934.

On appeal from the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 112 N.J.L. 25.

For the respondent, Edward G. Burke.

For the appellant, Kellogg Chance.


The judgment under review herein should be affirmed, for the reasons expressed in the opinion delivered by Mr. Justice Heher in the Supreme Court.

For affirmance — THE CHANCELLOR, PARKER, LLOYD, BODINE, DONGES, PERSKIE, VAN BUSKIRK, KAYS, DEAR, JJ. 9.

For reversal — CASE, HETFIELD, WELLS, JJ. 3.


Summaries of

Downing v. Oxweld Acetylene Company

Court of Errors and Appeals
Sep 27, 1934
113 N.J.L. 399 (N.J. 1934)

observing that under New Jersey law, "a prejudgment assignment of part of the proceeds of a personal injury tort claim is void as a matter of law"

Summary of this case from In re Reviss
Case details for

Downing v. Oxweld Acetylene Company

Case Details

Full title:ANTHIME DOWNING, RESPONDENT, v. OXWELD ACETYLENE COMPANY, APPELLANT

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: Sep 27, 1934

Citations

113 N.J.L. 399 (N.J. 1934)
174 A. 507

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