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Maellaro v. Madison Finance Co. of Jersey City

Court of Errors and Appeals
Jan 27, 1944
35 A.2d 714 (N.J. 1944)

Opinion

Argued October 20, 1943 —

Decided January 27, 1944.

On appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 130 N.J.L. 140.

For the plaintiff-appellant, William Boorstein and Henry Pass.

For the defendant-respondent, Lindabury, Depue Faulks ( Burtis S. Horner).


The judgment below is affirmed in part upon the reasons stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court and in part upon the general view of the Small Loan Statute, R.S. 17:10-10, et seq., expressed in our opinion in Edelstein v. Hub Loan Co., 130 N.J.L. 511. Such portions of the opinion below as are directed toward the Supreme Court decision in the Edelstein case, 129 N.J.L. 497, are to be read in the light of the subsequent reversal, cited supra, of that decision.

For affirmance — THE CHANCELLOR, CHIEF JUSTICE, PARKER, CASE, DONGES, PORTER, COLIE, DEAR, WELLS, RAFFERTY, HAGUE, THOMPSON, JJ. 12.

For reversal — None.


Summaries of

Maellaro v. Madison Finance Co. of Jersey City

Court of Errors and Appeals
Jan 27, 1944
35 A.2d 714 (N.J. 1944)
Case details for

Maellaro v. Madison Finance Co. of Jersey City

Case Details

Full title:FRANK J. MAELLARO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. MADISON FINANCE COMPANY OF…

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: Jan 27, 1944

Citations

35 A.2d 714 (N.J. 1944)
35 A.2d 714

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