· 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
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- 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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