KNOETIG v. HERNANDEZ REALTY CO.


255 N.J. Super. 34 (1992)

604 A.2d 619

JOHN KNOETIG AND DENISE KNOETIG, HIS WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. HERNANDEZ REALTY CO., INC., JOHN ESPOSITO, LUTZ SUPERDYNE, INC. AND RICHARD ROE AND ANNCARL REALTY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Cirrilla argued the cause for appellants (Giblin & Lynch, attorneys; Louis J. Cirrilla, on the brief).

John H. Norton argued the cause for respondents John Esposito and Anncarl Realty (Zucker, Facher & Zucker, attorneys; John H. Norton, on the brief).

Douglas S. Brierley argued the cause for respondent Lutz Superdyne, Inc. (Schenck, Price, Smith & King, attorneys; Gilbert S. Leeds, of counsel; Douglas S. Brierley and Lauri L. Orfanelli, on the brief).

Respondent Hernandez Realty Co. did not file a brief.

Before Judges PRESSLER, SHEBELL and SKILLMAN.


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

This is a fireman's rule case. In Krauth v. Geller, 31 N.J. 270, 157 A.2d 129 (1960), the New Jersey Supreme Court adopted the rule which immunizes a landowner from liability for ordinary acts of negligence that cause an emergency exposing the responding firefighter to the risk of harm. In Berko v. Freda, 93 N...

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