Opinion · Supreme Court of New Jersey

Kurtz v. Oremland

Kurtz v. Oremland, 16 N.J. 454 (N.J. 1954)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Date
1954-11-22
Topic
commercial

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  • "A conspiracy cannot be made the subject of a civil action unless something is done which without the conspiracy would give a right of action. The damage is the essence of the action, not the conspiracy."

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16 N.J. 454 (1954) 109 A.2d 286

JOSEPH KURTZ AND DAVID BUSCH, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
BENJAMIN OREMLAND, PEARL OREMLAND, DAVID LEWIS AND ALBERT M. GREENFIELD & CO., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
JOSEPH KURTZ AND DAVID BUSCH, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
DUNN'S ENGLISH LEATHER SHOP, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, AND LOUIS W. DUNN AND JESSIE R. DUNN, AND ALBERT M. GREENFIELD & CO., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued November 8, 1954. Argued November 15, 1954. Decided November 22, 1954.

Mr. Bernard Hellring argued the cause for the appellants (Messrs. Greene & Hellring, attorneys).

Mr. David M. Perskie, Mr. William Elmer Brown, Jr., and Mr. Carl Kisselman argued the cause for the respondents (Messrs. Perskie and Perskie, and Messrs. Brown and Frank, attorneys).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed for the reasons expressed in the opinion of Judge Haneman in the court below. 33 N.J. Super. 443 (Ch. Div. 1954).

For affirmance — Justices HEHER, OLIPHANT, WACHENFELD and BURLING — 4.

For reversal — Chief Justice VANDERBILT, and Justices JACOBS and BRENNAN — 3.