Pennsylvania Assoc. Ins. Co. v. Government Emp. Ins. Co.

Decision Date28 February 1977
Citation370 A.2d 855,72 N.J. 348
PartiesPENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO), a corporation, Defendant-Respondent, and David Romberger, Defendant.
CourtNew Jersey Supreme Court

On certification to the Superior Court, Appellate Division, whose opinion is reported at 136 N.J.Super. 491, 347 A.2d 5 (1975).

Alan R. Schmoll, Camden, for plaintiff-appellant (Capehart & Scatchard, Camden, attorneys).

Roy D. Cummins, Pennsauken, for defendant-respondent.

Moss, Powell & Powers, Moorestown, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae N.J. Defense Ass'n (William R. Powers, Jr., Moorestown, on the brief).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed substantially for the reasons expressed in the opinion of the Appellate Division.

For affirmance:

Chief Justice HUGHES, Justices MOUNTAIN, SULLIVAN, PASHMAN, CLIFFORD and SCHREIBER and Judge CONFORD--7.

For reversal: None.

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