New Jersey Statutes 2A:40-7. Discovery of money or property lost at gaming
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:40-7
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
Every person who, under this chapter, shall or may be liable to be sued for moneys or other things so won, paid or deposited, as aforesaid, shall make discovery pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction either before or after action is commenced, concerning the money or other things so won, paid or deposited.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.