Opinion · Supreme Court of New Jersey

Powers v. Standard Oil Co.

98 N.J.L. 893

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Date
1923-05-10
Topic
general

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  • "As a practical matter, legal responsibility must be limited to those causes which are so closely connected with the result and of such significance that the law is justified in imposing liability."

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36 opinions
Per Curiam.

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

For affirmance — The Chancellor, Chief Justice, Swayze, Trenchard, Parker, Kalisch, Black, IKatzenbach, White, Heppenheimer, Gardner, Van Busicirk, JJ. 12.

For reversal — None.