COLEMAN v. STEINBERG


54 N.J. 58 (1969)

253 A.2d 167

MARK DAVID COLEMAN, AN INFANT BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, MICHAEL COLEMAN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ABRAHAM STEINBERG AND OLGA STEINBERG, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 19, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas F. Heaney, Jr. argued the cause for appellants (Messrs. Carton, Nary, Witt & Arvanitis, attorneys).

Mr. Paul E. Anderson argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Kovacs, Anderson, Horowitz & Rader, attorneys).


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

In this tort case sounding only in negligence, the infant plaintiff, son of a tenant, sought damages against defendants-landlords for injuries suffered in the apartment rented to his parents. No per quod claim was interposed by the parents. Upon trial, at the close of plaintiff's proof, defendants' motion for involuntary dismissal was granted on the ground that no actionable negligence had been shown. On...

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