LATTA v. CAULFIELD


158 N.J. Super. 151 (1978)

385 A.2d 910

MARTHA LATTA, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JAMES T. CAULFIELD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Michael T. Cooney argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Hueston, Hueston & Sheehan, attorneys; Mr. Robert T. Hueston, of counsel).

Mr. Herbert J. Kessler argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Berenson, Kessler & Woodruff, attorneys; Mr. Lawrence A. Woodruff on the brief).

Before Judges FRITZ, BOTTER and ARD.


The opinion of the court was delivered by FRITZ, P.J.A.D.

This is an appeal by the operator of an automobile from a judgment in favor of a pedestrian whom he struck, in an action in which the cause of action accrued prior to the enactment of our comparative negligence statute. See N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 et seq. The principal concern of appellant, defendant below, involves a portion of the judge's charge focussing...

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