ROMAINE v. KALLINGER


109 N.J. 282 (1988)

537 A.2d 284

RANDI ROMAINE, EDWINA WISEMAN, RETTA ROMAINE WELBY AND FRANK WELBY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. JOSEPH KALLINGER, ELIZABETH B. KALLINGER, HIS WIFE, AND PAUL J. GIBLIN, ESQ., DEFENDANTS, AND FLORA RHETA SCHREIBER AND SIMON AND SCHUSTER PUBLISHING, INC., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Atkins argued the cause for appellants (Contant, Contant, Schuber, Scherby & Atkins, attorneys; Andrew T. Fede, on the brief).

Morrill J. Cole argued the cause for respondent Flora Rheta Schreiber (Cole, Schotz, Bernstein, Meisel & Forman, attorneys; Morrill J. Cole and Sidney J. Bernstein, on the brief).

Lee Alan Adlerstein argued the cause for respondent Simon and Schuster Publishing, Inc., etc. (Sills, Beck, Cummis Zuckerman, Radin, Tischman & Epstein, attorneys; L. Dew Kaneshiro, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

More than ten years ago Joseph Kallinger and his son went on a criminal rampage in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The offenses were vicious, involving physical threats and sexual abuse of victims during the course of robberies of suburban homes. Kallinger murdered his victims on three occasions. In 1983, approximately eight years after Kallinger and his son had been apprehended...

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