Court Opinion

ID: 7326973
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-25 22:00:15.853841+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:20:04.298951
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LONG, J.,
dissenting.
I would affirm the entry of summary judgment in favor of State Farm. Like the dissenter below, Judge Fisher, I conclude that State Farm’s bookkeeping entry, reflecting an adjustment to plaintiffs deductible is not a “payment” under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-13.1(a) or within common parlance.
Justice VERNIERO joins in this opinion.
For affirmance — Chief Justice PORITZ and JUSTICES COLEMAN, LaVECCHIA, ZAZZALI and ALBIN — 5.
For reversal — Justices LONG and VERNIERO — 2.