SCHWARTZ v. U.S. RUBBER CORP.


112 N.J. Super. 595 (1971)

272 A.2d 310

RYAN SCHWARTZ, LINDA SCHWARTZ, RANDY SCHWARTZ, ROGER SCHWARTZ, JR., INFANTS BY THEIR GUARDIAN AD LITEM, ROGER SCHWARTZ, CATHERINE SCHWARTZ, AND ROGER SCHWARTZ, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS, v. U.S. RUBBER CORP., A CORPORATION; U.S. ROYAL TIRE; GENERAL MOTORS CORP., A CORPORATION; A.C. CHEVROLET DISTRIBUTORS; CATHERINE SCHWARTZ AND ROGER SCHWARTZ (AS TO CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF INFANT'S INJURIES ONLY), DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided January 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John G. Butler and Mr. Emil J. Yampaglia, attorneys for plaintiffs Catherine Schwartz and Roger Schwartz.

Mr. Richard L. Zucker for defendant Uniroyal, Inc. (Messrs. Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, attorneys).

Mr. Brian C. Harris for defendant General Motors (Messrs. Braff, Litvak & Ertag, attorneys).

Mr. John B. LaVecchia for defendant A.C. Chevrolet (Messrs. Hughes, McElroy, Connell, Foley & Geiser, attorneys).

Mr. Bernard Chazen for plaintiffs Ryan Schwartz, Linda Schwartz, Randy Schwartz and Roger Schwartz, Jr. (Messrs. Canter & Chazen, attorneys).

Mr. Edward C. Hillis for defendants Catherine Schwartz and Roger Schwartz (Mr. Henry O. Habick, attorney).


MEANOR, J.C.C. (temporarily assigned).

This case presents questions ancillary to France v. A.P.A. Transport Corp., 56 N.J. 500 (1970) which, for automobile cases, overruled parent-child tort immunity.

On April 1, 1967 the Schwartz family was traveling through Iowa in a 1966 Chevrolet purchased by plaintiff Roger Schwartz from defendant A.C. Chevrolet Distributors and registered...

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