In a case decided about a year ago by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the plaintiff, a seller of rare coins, and the defendant alarm company entered into a contract to upgrade and convert the existing burglar alarm system. The plaintiffs alleged that they contracted for the upgraded system because the alarm company would immediately contact the police and the plaintiff if the alarm was triggered so that law enforcement could attempt to intervene and stop a possible burglary.
Burglars broke into the plaintiff’s store by cutting through a wall of the adjoining business to access the rear room. They attempted to cut the alarm panels’ cables, before ultimately ripping the alarm system boxes and panels from the wall.