Case Name: WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE CO., RICHARD B. HOLCOMBE, ALICE HOLCOMBE AND WILBUR S. HOLCOMBE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS. v. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES, NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS AND MOTOR CLUB FIRE & CASUALTY CO., JACKIE W. EISNER, ETC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS; ELMER RICHARD POTENT, GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR RICHARD M. POTENT, AN INFANT, ELMER RICHARD POTENT AND CHARLOTTE POTENT, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. JACKIE W. EISNER, HALLIE EISNER, ELMER EISNER, SR. AND RICHARD B. HOLCOMBE, ETC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1974-05-29
Citations: 65 N.J. 152
Docket Number: 
Parties: WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE CO., RICHARD B. HOLCOMBE, ALICE HOLCOMBE AND WILBUR S. HOLCOMBE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS. v. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES, NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS AND MOTOR CLUB FIRE & CASUALTY CO., JACKIE W. EISNER, ETC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. ELMER RICHARD POTENT, GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR RICHARD M. POTENT, AN INFANT, ELMER RICHARD POTENT AND CHARLOTTE POTENT, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. JACKIE W. EISNER, HALLIE EISNER, ELMER EISNER, SR. AND RICHARD B. HOLCOMBE, ETC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 65
Pages: 152–153

Head Matter:
WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE CO., RICHARD B. HOLCOMBE, ALICE HOLCOMBE AND WILBUR S. HOLCOMBE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS. v. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES, NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS AND MOTOR CLUB FIRE & CASUALTY CO., JACKIE W. EISNER, ETC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. ELMER RICHARD POTENT, GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR RICHARD M. POTENT, AN INFANT, ELMER RICHARD POTENT AND CHARLOTTE POTENT, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. JACKIE W. EISNER, HALLIE EISNER, ELMER EISNER, SR. AND RICHARD B. HOLCOMBE, ETC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
Argued May 20, 1974
Decided May 29, 1974.
Mr. Richard, D. Catenacci, argued the cause for appellant New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, (McElroy, Connell, Foley & Geiser, attorneys).
Mr. William M. Lake, argued the cause for appellant Continental Insurance Company, (Dietrich, Stockman & Lake, attorneys).
Mr. Gerald Kaplan, argued the cause for respondent Motor Club Fire & Casualty Co., and Eisner, etc., (Lieb, Teich & Berlin, attorneys; Jerome S. Lieb on the brief).
Mr. Edward B. Meredith, argued the cause for respondents Westchester Fire Insurance Company and Holcombe, (Meredith, Meredith & Chase, attorneys).
Mr. Gregory V. Hopkins argued the cause for respondents Potent, (Frank V. Walsh, Jr., attorney).

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The judgment is affirmed substantially for the reasons expressed by the Appellate Division. Westchester Fire Insurance Co., Richard B. Holcombe, Alice Holcombe and Wilbur S. Holcombe v. The Continental Insurance Companies New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., Motor Club Fire & Casualty Co., Jackie W. Eisner, etc., and Elmer Richard Potent, Guardian Ad Litem for Richard M. Potent, an infant, Elmer Richard Potent and Charlotte Potent, individually, vs. Jackie W. Eisner, Haltie Eisner, Elmer Eisner, Sr., and Richard B. Holcombe, Sr., etc, 126 N. J. Super.
For reversal — Hone.
For affirmance — Justices Jacobs, Hall, Mountain, Sullivan and Pashman — 5.