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STOELTING v. HAUCK

32 N.J. 87 (1960)

159 A.2d 385

THOMAS STOELTING, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. SANDRA HAUCK, AN INFANT, ANTHONY M. HAUCK, JR., AND VIRGINIA HAUCK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 21, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C. Ryman Herr, Jr., argued the cause for the defendant-appellant, Sandra Hauck, an infant (Messrs. Herr & Fisher, attorneys).

Mr. Allen C. Mathias argued the cause for the defendants-appellants, Anthony M. Hauck, Jr., and Virginia Hauck (Messrs. Smith, James and Mathias, attorneys).

Mr. Jules B. St. Germain, of the New York Bar, argued the cause for the plaintiff-respondent, Thomas Stoelting (Mr. Joseph D. Maher, attorney).

The opinion of the court was delivered by PROCTOR, J.

Sometime between one and two o'clock in the morning of April 3, 1957, Sandra Hauck, 15 1/2 years old, shot and severely injured Thomas Stoelting with a .45-calibre automatic pistol.

Stoelting sued Sandra and her parents, Virginia and Anthony Hauck, Jr. In his amended complaint, he charged Sandra with negligence in firing the gun, and her parents with negligence in supervising their daughter and in permitting...

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