New Jersey Revised Statutes § 2a:48-9 - Liability Of Municipality Or County For Death By Lynching; Amount

2A:48-9. Liability of municipality or county for death by lynching; amount
When any person shall suffer death by lynching at the hands of a mob, his surviving spouse, lineal heirs, or adopted children, who was or were dependent upon him, shall be entitled to recover their damages, but not in excess of $5,000, sustained by reason thereof, in an action against the municipality in which the lynching occurred if the municipality has a paid police force; otherwise, against the county.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.


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