CARTER v. REYNOLDS


783 A.2d 724 (2001)

345 N.J. Super. 67

David CARTER and Donna Carter, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Alice F. REYNOLDS and Stevens, Fluhr, Chismar, Alvino & Schechter, CPA, Defendants-Appellants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gercke, Dumser, Shoemaker & Sierzega, attorneys for appellant, Stevens, Fluhr, Chismar, Alvino & Schechter (Mr. Dumser on the brief).

Margolis, Edelstein, Westmont, attorneys for appellant, Alice F. Reynolds, joined in the brief of appellant Stevens, Fluhr, Chismar, Alvino & Schechter.

Tomar, O'Brien, Kaplan, Jacoby & Graziano, attorneys for respondents, (Alan H. Sklarsky, Cherry Hill, on the brief).

Before Judges BRAITHWAITE, COBURN, and WEISSBARD.


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

The doctrine known as respondeat superior has been said to be "one of the few anomalies to the general tort doctrine of no liability without fault." Fruit v. Schreiner, 502 P.2d 133, 139 (Alaska 1972). Here we must address, in a different factual context, the ground covered recently in several opinions of this court. See Pfender v. Torres,

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