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THOMPSON v. NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY

108 N.J. 525 (1987)

531 A.2d 734

STEPHANIE THOMPSON, GENERAL ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF TAMARA THOMPSON, AN INFANT, DECEASED; STEPHANIE THOMPSON, ADMINISTRATRIX AD PROSEQUENDUM OF THE ESTATE OF TAMARA THOMPSON, AN INFANT, DECEASED; STEPHANIE THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY; AND NATHANIEL THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided October 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin R. Leonard argued the cause for appellants.

Stanley P. Fishman argued the cause for respondent (Greenberg, Margolis, Ziegler, Schwartz, Dratch & Fishman, attorneys; Michael L. Dermody and Marc M. Kaye, on the briefs).

PER CURIAM.

This case concerns the death of a five-year-old child in a fire. Plaintiffs allege a dangerous condition at defendant's high-rise apartment building as a cause of death. Plaintiffs further assert the absence of smoke detectors as evidence of the dangerous condition. We granted certification, 99 N.J. 176 (1984), to review the Appellate Division's determination, in an unreported opinion, that defendant, Newark Housing Authority...

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