Crippen v. Central Jersey Concrete Pipe Co.
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SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY
176 N.J. 397, 823 A.2d 789
Annabelle CRIPPEN, Administratrix Ad Prosequendum and General Administratrix of the Estate of Harold Crippen, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL JERSEY CONCRETE PIPE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent, and Gallo Industries, Inc., XYZ Company, 1-100 (a fictitious name) and/or John Doe (a fictitious name), Defendants.
Argued: March 3, 2003 --- Decided: May 22, 2003
Verniero, J., concurred and filed separate opinion in which LaVecchia, J., joined.
Zazzali J., concurred and filed separate opinion.
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