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RUSSELL v. SALEM TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.

61 N.J. 502 (1972)

295 A.2d 862

MARY RUSSELL, ADMINISTRATIX AD PROSEQUENDUM OF THE ESTATE OF LAWRENCE H. RUSSELL, JR., DECEASED, AND MARY RUSSELL, GENERAL ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LAWRENCE H. RUSSELL, JR., DECEASED, MARY RUSSELL, INDIVIDUALLY, CARMELLA McAVOY, GERALD McAVOY, DONALD RUSSELL, DOROTHY RUSSELL, AND SUSANNA RUSSELL, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. SALEM TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC., SALEM TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, INC., AND ROBERT STANLEY, JOINTLY, SEVERALLY AND/OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided October 24, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Louis A. Veronica argued the cause for plaintiffs (Mr. Thomas A. Lunn, attorney).

Mr. Carl Kisselman argued the cause for defendants (Messrs. Kisselman, Deighan, Montano, King & Summers, attorneys; Mr. Arthur Montano, of counsel).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by CONFORD, P.J.A.D., Temporarily Assigned.

We are asked to decide, for the first time in New Jersey's common-law jurisprudence, that one who negligently injures a parent of minor children is liable to such children for damages for their deprivation of the "aid, comfort, companionship, loss of services and earnings" of the parent attributable to the injuries. The Law Division and on appeal the Appellate Division disallowed such...

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