Supreme Court of New Jersey

Paul F. Weinberg, and Milton Gross, T/A Twin Bridge Apartments, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Dennis Dinger and Shirley…

April 2, 1987106 N.J. 469

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey overruled the longstanding common‑law immunity for private water companies, holding that they owe a duty of reasonable care to maintain adequate water pressure for fire‑fighting, but barred subrogation claims by fire‑insurance carriers.