LATTA v. CAULFIELD


79 N.J. 128 (1979)

398 A.2d 91

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

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Herbert J. Kessler argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Berenson, Kessler and Woodruff, attorneys).

Mr. Michael T. Cooney argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Hueston, Hueston and Sheehan, attorneys).


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

We are called upon in this case to decide whether certain jury instructions regarding contributory negligence and proximate cause were so inaccurate and misleading as to require reversal of the verdict returned below. Upon careful scrutiny of the record, we conclude that the trial court's charge failed to adequately convey the pertinent legal principles and that this error...

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