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BOMBACE v. CITY OF NEWARK

241 N.J. Super. 1 (1990)

574 A.2d 49

LINDA BOMBACE, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF THE ESTATES OF HER INFANT CHILDREN, JOHN ANDALUZ, ANGELIQUE COTTO, LAVINIA BAEZ AND NATHENA BAEZ, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK FIRE DEPARTMENT, NEWARK CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, AND COSMOS DECOSTA, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND LONNIE COLEMAN, JR., AND AKARA BARFIELD, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Goldman argued the cause for appellant (Goldman & Goldman, attorneys; Vincent E. Ludwig, on the brief).

Kathleen C. Goger, Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for respondents (Glenn A. Grant, Corporation Counsel, attorney).

Before Judges PRESSLER, LONG and GRUCCIO.

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

This Tort Claims action arises out of a tragic 1984 fire which destroyed the Newark home of plaintiff Linda Bombace and took the lives of her four children, ages 5 to 16. She brought this action on her own behalf and on behalf of the children's estates, claiming that the fire was due, in substantial part, to the negligence of Newark officials, most notably Cosmos DeCosta, for which, she asserts, the City...

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