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Powers v. Standard Oil Co.

LEROY POWERS, ADMINISTRATOR AD PROSEQUENDUM OF THE ESTATE OF MARY CATHERINE POWERS v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY AND FRED STAUB

Powers v. Standard Oil Co., 121 A. 926 (N.J. 1923)
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Court
Supreme Court of New Jersey · State Highest Courts
Decided
May 10, 1923
Citations
121 A. 92698 N.J.L. 8931923 N.J. LEXIS 303
Cited by 30 2 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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Per Curiam.

The judgment under review herein should be affirmed, for the reasons expressed in the opinion delivered by Justice Mintum in the Supreme Court.

For affirmance — The Chancellor, Chief Justice, Swayze, Trenchard, Parker, Kalisch, Black, IKatzenbach, White, Heppenheimer, Gardner, Van Busicirk, JJ. 12.

For reversal — None.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 2 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

  • ("As a practical matter, legal responsibility must be limited to those causes which are so closely connected with the result and of such significance that the law is justified in imposing liability.")
    Js v. Rth, 714 A.2d 924 (N.J. 1998)

Cited by 30 cases

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1951: 21952: 11953: 21954: 21957: 11958: 21961: 11966: 11968: 11969: 11975: 11984: 21985: 21988: 11990: 11996: 21997: 11998: 21999: 12000: 12002: 12026: 119512026peak 1951 · 2

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Preger v. Gomory55 So. 2d 541 (Fla. 1951)
  2. Sims v. Apperson Chemicals, Inc.185 So. 2d 179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966)
  3. Brown v. United States Stove Co.484 A.2d 1234 (N.J. 1984)
  4. Conklin v. Weisman678 A.2d 1060 (N.J. 1996)
  5. People Express Airlines, Inc. v. Consolidated Rail Corp.495 A.2d 107 (N.J. 1985)
  6. Scafidi v. Seiler574 A.2d 398 (N.J. 1990)

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  1. Martin Law Firm, LLC v. Kirk LouryNo. A-1452-23 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 15, 2026)
  2. Sacci v. Metaxas810 A.2d 1119 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2002)
  3. Lynch v. Scheininger744 A.2d 113 (N.J. 2000)
  4. Fluehr v. City of Cape May732 A.2d 1035 (N.J. 1999)
  5. Js v. Rth714 A.2d 924 (N.J. 1998)
  6. J.S. v. R.T.H.714 A.2d 924 (N.J. 1998)

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