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Hoffman v. Carter

Court of Errors and Appeals
Jul 7, 1937
192 A. 825 (N.J. 1937)

Opinion

Submitted February 12, 1937 —

Decided July 7, 1937.

On appeal from the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 117 N.J.L. 205.

For the plaintiff-appellant, Harry Green.

For the defendants-respondents, Pitney, Hardin Skinner ( Charles R. Hardin).


The judgment under review will be affirmed, for the reasons expressed in the opinion delivered by Mr. Justice Bodine in the Supreme Court; except, however, that the affirmance as to Columbia Broadcasting System, Incorporated, is upon the ground that it was not served with process. We reserve decision as to whether the delivery at radio receivers in this state of programs transmitted by the Columbia company from its New York studio in any sense or to any degree constituted the doing of business by it in this state. For affirmance — THE CHANCELLOR, CHIEF JUSTICE, PARKER, LLOYD, CASE, DONGES, HETFIELD, DEAR, WELLS, WOLFSKEIL, JJ. 10.

For affirmance in part — PERSKIE, RAFFERTY, COLE, JJ. 3.

For reversal — RAFFERTY, COLE, JJ. 2.

For reversal in part — HETFIELD, J. 1.


Summaries of

Hoffman v. Carter

Court of Errors and Appeals
Jul 7, 1937
192 A. 825 (N.J. 1937)
Case details for

Hoffman v. Carter

Case Details

Full title:HAROLD G. HOFFMAN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. BOAKE CARTER, WCAU BROADCASTING…

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: Jul 7, 1937

Citations

192 A. 825 (N.J. 1937)
192 A. 825

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