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· 6/12/1996

Zirger v. General Accident Insurance

Citations

  • 676 A.2d 1065
  • 144 N.J. 327
  • 1996 N.J. LEXIS 785

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that courts may consider an otherwise moot issue if it is likely to reoccur but evade review
  • stating that courts may consider an otherwise moot issue if it is likely to reoccur but evade review
  • holding plaintiff who received a $400,000 jury award of damages against 14 tortfeasor in auto accident case could not be compelled to relitigate the damage award against his insurer in the subsequent UIM arbitration proceeding.
  • holding plaintiff who received a $400,000 jury award of damages against tortfeasor in auto accident case could not be compelled to relitigate the damage award 14 against his insurer in the subsequent UIM arbitration proceeding.
  • allowing the insurer to be bound only if had notice and opportunity to intervene and if the judgment was obtained in an adversarial proceeding
  • allowing the insurer to be bound only if had notice and opportunity to intervene and if the judgment was obtained in an adversarial proceeding

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Judges: Stein

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