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1 Robert B. Beim v. Trevor R. Hulfish -- rank: 1000

... damages do not constitute “pecuniary” losses as required by N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. 1. Plaintiffs assert that pursuant to 2001 and 2010 amendments ... six subsections, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 and N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5, are central to the Court’s analysis. N.J.S ... 303 (1964); Aronberg v. Tolbert , 207 N.J. 587 (2011). N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 permits the recovery of “pecuniary injuries resulting from [the ... meet that definition to be a “pecuniary” injury under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. (pp. 21-23) 4. While pecuniary losses under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 cannot be premised on speculation, an exact calculation of the ... of his or her survivors, had he or she lived. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. (pp. 23-25) 5. Plaintiffs’ theory of damages is ...

docket:	A-33-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-01-28
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2 Sheila Aronberg v. Wendell Tolbert, et al. -- rank: 989

... such as loss of services and loss of society, see N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5; see generally Green v. Bittner , 85 N.J. 1 , 7 ...

docket:	A-9-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2011-08-29
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citation:
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3 HAROLD E. SMITH VS ALAN L. WHITAKER, JR. & ET ALS -- rank: 789

... persons entitled to any intestate personal property of the decedent." N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. In this case, the sole surviving adult child, Lois Buttner ... N.J. at 555-56.] The design of section 5 [ N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5], from the very beginning, was the limitation of the measure ... 15-3 See footnote 1 , or the wrongful death action, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 See footnote 2 . ����At the motion hearing following the first ... damages accrued during the lifetime of the deceased. Footnote: 2 N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 states: ������������In every action brought under the provisions of this ...

docket:	a0457-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-06-15
status:	published
citation:	313 N.J.Super. 165
Document Size:	96605

4 MICHAEL J. MORLEY, III, v. DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION -- rank: 786

... expenses may alternatively be sought in a death action” under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5). 3 The lawsuit eventually settled on November 30, 2017 for ...

docket:	07443-20
court:	NJ Tax Court
decided:	2021-06-07
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	41936

5 LaFage v. Jani, M.D. -- rank: 701

... prosequendum or the executor or administrator with the will attached, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. The Appellate Division observed in Barbaria , that when the wrongful ...

docket:	a-65-99
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2001-02-22
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citation:	166 N.J. 412
Document Size:	144285

6 ROBERT B. BEIM v. TREVOR R. HULFISH -- rank: 686

... in the nature of "pecuniary injuries resulting from such death," N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5, we conclude that it is an element of damages for ... and that such loss is recoverable as "pecuniary injuries" under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 since it was the fault of defendants' tortious conduct. Plaintiffs ... with reference to the pecuniary injuries resulting from such death." N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. There is nothing in this case that engenders unacceptable conjecture ... death case. Tenore , supra , 67 N.J. at 493. 8 N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. 9 We leave it to the trial judge to decide ...

docket:	a5947-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-29
status:	published
citation:	427 N.J. Super. 560 50 A.3d 42
Document Size:	55841

7 Edward Johnson, etc., v. Joseph Dobrosky, M.D., et. al. -- rank: 640

... persons entitled to any intestate personal property of the decedent. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5.] The most common class of pecuniary injury under the Act ... 2004). Character is in issue in a wrongful death case. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 provides that in a wrongful death action, “the jury ...

docket:	a-41-05
court:
decided:	2006-07-25
status:
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	95656

8 MATTHEW BORYSZEWSKI, et al. v. ANNETTE BORYSZEWSKI -- rank: 640

... was a "fair and just" wrongful death damage award under N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5, therefore, the jury could have legitimately discounted the figure propounded ...

docket:	A2071-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-09-27
status:	published
citation:	380 N.J. Super. 361 882 A.2d 410
Document Size:	164577

9 DEBRA WARREN v. CHRISTOPHER P. MUENZEN M.D. -- rank: 634

... damages due the estate. The Legislature added similar language to N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 in 1967. See Schmoll v. Creecy , 104 N.J. Super ...

docket:	a1949-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-12-07
status:	published
citation:	448 N.J.Super. 52 150 A.3d 940
Document Size:	53787

10 Harold E. Smith v. Alan L. Whitaker, Jr. et al -- rank: 627

... the hospital, medical and funeral expenses incurred for the deceased.� N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. ����Further, courts interpreting the Act have consistently held that it ...

docket:	a-15-98
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-07-20
status:
citation:	160 N.J. 221
Document Size:	64372

11 ESTATE OF SAYOKO TANAKA v. JONATHAN R. KAZARY -- rank: 596

... the hospital, medical and funeral expenses incurred for the deceased.' N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. Damages under the Wrongful Death Act are not 'payable to ... the hospital, medical and funeral expenses incurred for the deceased.' N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. Damages available to the parents A-2072-20 19 of ... of funeral expenses in wrongful death cases is governed by N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5, which states the court may award 'such damages as they ...

docket:	a2072-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-01-25
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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12 HELEN SARKOZY v. A.P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC -- rank: 591

... wrongful death action and guidance is provided by the statute. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5 provides that: In every action brought under the provisions of ...

docket:	a0312-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-31
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	377285

13 SHEILA ARONBERG v. WENDELL TOLBERT -- rank: 588

... the hospital, medical and funeral expenses incurred for the deceased[.]" N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. See also Canino v. N . Y . News, Inc. , 96 N ...

docket:	a4896-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	27-00-23
status:	published
citation:	413 N.J. Super. 562 997 A.2d 246
Document Size:	39430

14 SUSAN M. BUTTITTA v. ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. -- rank: 586

... limited to the pecuniary value of a plaintiff's loss. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. Pecuniary damages include not only the loss of future financial ...

docket:	a5268-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-04-05
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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15 SUSAN M. BUTTITTA v. ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. -- rank: 586

... limited to the pecuniary value of a plaintiff's loss. N.J.S.A. 2A:31-5. Pecuniary damages include not only the loss of future financial ...

docket:	a5263-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-04-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	202785