New Jersey Statutes 2A:44-8. Failure to bring action; damages; judgment; return of balance of deposit
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:44-8
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
If no claim is made by the person claiming a lien under this article or if judgment shall be rendered for the defendant, the court may order the return of the money deposited or the discharge of the bond and may also fix and determine the amount of damages suffered by the owner of the aircraft or parts thereof for the seizure and detention thereof, and render a judgment for such amount against the person claiming a lien under this article or the person seizing or detaining the same.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.