Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1969

City of Paterson v. Paterson General Hospital

City of Paterson v. Paterson General Hospital
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided March 17, 1969 · Per Curiam
251 A.2d 131; 53 N.J. 421; 1969 N.J. LEXIS 263 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

City of Paterson v. Paterson General Hospital

Opinion

Per Curiam.

A petition for certification was filed to review the judgment of the Appellate Division approving a settlement of the litigation. We heard argument on the application as if certification was granted. The petition for certification is granted and the judgment of the Appellate Division is affirmed upon the agreement of the respondents that paragraph 5 of the contract does not mean that the Paterson General Hospital will be relieved, by virtue of that contract, of all obligation to the people of the City of Paterson at the end of the 20-year period mentioned in that paragraph.

For affirmance —- Chief Justice Weiftraub and Justices Jacobs, Erafcis, Proctor, Hale, Schettifo and Hahemaf—7.

For reversal—None.

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