Carl H. Tessmar

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Superior Court's judgment awarding $2,500 in damages to the executor of Dr. Kadisch's estate for the defendant's conversion of medical charts and patient information beyond the scope of a lease‑bailment agreement. The court held that the charts retained value after the physician's death and that the defendant breached the contract by using the information for his own practice. The court applied established contract‑construction principles and affirmed the damages as reasonable. Justice Vanderbilt dissented, arguing the charts had only nominal value and the award should be limited to six cents.