SACCI v. METAXAS


810 A.2d 1119 (2002)

355 N.J. Super. 499

Kathleen SACCI, individually and Kathleen Sacci as Guardian ad Litem for Carla Sacci, Kristina Sacci, Jenna Sacci and Alaina Sacci, and Kathleen Sacci, Executrix of the Estate of John A. Sacci, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Linda METAXAS, Defendant-Respondent, and Gerasimos "Jerry" Metaxas and the Estate of Gerasimos "Jerry" Metaxas, Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine G. Houghton, Paramus, argued the cause for appellants.

Michelle Wall, Paramus, argued the cause for respondent (Melli, Guerin & Melli, attorneys; Ms. Wall, on the brief).

No other parties participated in this appeal.

Before Judges PETRELLA, LINTNER and BILDER.


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

This appeal presents the issue of whether a spouse has a duty to warn a potential victim of her husband's violent propensities when intoxicated, or to take some preventive action because of an alleged potential physical threat to the victim.

The plaintiffs sued Linda Metaxas and her husband's estate. The claims against Linda were on the theory that she...

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