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MORELLA v. MACHU

235 N.J. Super. 604 (1989)

563 A.2d 881

TINA A. MORELLA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT v. JOSEPH E. MACHU, JR., JOSEPH MACHU, MARK KAMATOY AND EDUARDO KAMATOY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided September 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Schottland, argued the cause for appellants (Chamlin, Schottland, Rosen, Cavanagh & Uliano, attorneys; Charles A. Costanzo and Vincent P. Manning, on the brief).

John Haschak, III, argued the cause for respondents (Leary, Bride, Tinker & Moran, attorneys).

Before Judges KING, ASHBEY and SKILLMAN.

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

This case presents the question of whether parents who leave teenage children under poorly supervised circumstances where drinking parties are likely to occur in their absence may be liable for damages caused by an intoxicated underage partygoer who injures innocent victims while driving after the party. We conclude that parents may be liable under common-law...

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