Wiedenmayer v. Villanueva

Decision Date15 December 1969
Citation259 A.2d 465,55 N.J. 81
PartiesGustave E. WIEDENMAYER, et al., etc., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Charles E. VILLANUEVA, Guardian ad Litem for Bruce Alexander Johnson and Jennie Anne Josephine Johnson, Minors, Defendant-Appellant, John Seward Johnson, III, et al., Defendants-Respondents.
CourtNew Jersey Supreme Court

On appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Appellate Division, whose opinions are reported at 106 N.J.Super. 161, 254 A.2d 534 (App.Div.1969).

Charles E. Villanueva, Newark, for appellant (Van Riper, Belmont & Villanueva, Newark, attorneys; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City, of counsel).

James C. Pitney, Newark, for plaintiffs-respondents (Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, Newark, attorneys).

Alfred C. Clapp, Newark, as guardian ad litem for John Seward Johnson, III and Clelia Constance Johnson (Clapp & Eisenberg, Newark, attorneys).

Thomas J. Bitar, Morristown, for R. Carter Nicholas, guardian ad litem for certain minors (Jeffers & Dillon, Morristown, attorneys).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed for the reasons expressed in the majority opinion of Judge Kilkenny in the Appellate Division, 106 N.J.Super. 161, 254 A.2d 534.

For affirmance: Chief Justice WEINTRAUB and Justices JACOBS, FRANCIS, PROCTOR, HALL, SCHETTINO and HANEMAN--7.

For reversal: None.

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