CARRINO v. NOVOTNY


78 N.J. 355 (1979)

396 A.2d 561

MADELINE CARRINO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JEFFREY NOVOTNY, CARL MELLONE & SON, INC., ROBERT DE SIMONE, CHOO CHOO CLUB, AND JOHN DOE, JOINTLY, SEVERALLY AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DEFENDANTS, AND C.J. MELLONE & SON, INC., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 8, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Theodore E. Maloof argued the cause for appellant (Mr. S. Theodore Takvorian, attorney).

Mr. Michael J. Mastrangelo argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Mastrangelo & Sattely, attorneys).


The opinion of the court was delivered by HUGHES, C.J.

Plaintiff-appellant, Madeline Carrino (hereafter plaintiff), suffered grievous personal injuries in an automobile collision between a car in which she was a passenger and a commercial van illegally parked on a public street in Lodi, New Jersey. At trial a jury verdict awarded her damages of $185,000 against both her host, Jeffrey Novotny, and the owner of the commercial vehicle, a corporation

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