MELONE v. JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.


30 N.J. Super. 95 (1954)

103 A.2d 615

SYLVESTER P. MELONE, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, EDWARD J. WALLING AND LEO J. TEARS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 12, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Abraham Frankel argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent (Messrs Frankel & Frankel, attorneys).

Mr. Mark Townsend argued the cause for defendants-appellants Jersey Central Power & Light Co. and Edward J. Walling (Messrs. Townsend & Doyle, attorneys).

Mr. William J. O'Hagan argued the cause for defendant-appellant Leo J. Tears (Messrs. Reid, Kelly and Flaherty, attorneys).

Before Judges CLAPP, GOLDMANN and EWART.


The opinion of the court was delivered by CLAPP, S.J.A.D.

This, in the main, is a fact case. A car driven by defendant Leo J. Tears, in which plaintiff was a passenger, ran into the rear of a stalled truck of defendant Jersey Central Power & Light Co., driven by defendant Edward J. Walling. The verdict was against the three defendants, and they appeal.

The accident happened 4 o'clock Sunday morning on Route...

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