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SHANKMAN v. STATE

876 A.2d 269 (2005)

184 N.J. 187

Stephen SHANKMAN, Plaintiff-Cross-Respondent, v. STATE of New Jersey, its agents, servants and employees, New Jersey Department of Transportation, its agents, servants and employees, Salvatore J. Mavuro, Jr., John Does 1-5, (said names being fictitious), ABC corporation 1-5 (said names being fictitious), and ABC Public Entities 1-5 (said names being fictitious), Defendants, and Conti Enterprises, its agents, servants and employees, Defendant-Cross-Appellant. Dora Shankman, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. State of New Jersey, its agents, servants and employees, New Jersey Department of Transportation, its agents, servants and employees, Salvatore J. Mavuro, Jr., Stephen Shankman, John Does 1-5, (said names being fictitious), ABC Corporation 1-5 (said names being fictitious), and ABC Public Entities 1-5 (said names being fictitious), Defendants, and Conti Enterprises, its agents, servants and employees, Defendant-Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 13, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth S. Javerbaum, Springfield, argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent (Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks & Zarin, attorneys).

William H. Mergner, Jr., Cedar Knolls, argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant (Leary, Bride, Tinker & Moran, attorneys).

Stephanie Ann Mitterhoff, Scotch Plains, argued the cause for cross-respondent (Bramnick, Rodriguez, Mitterhoff, Grabas & Woodruff, attorneys).

Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a consolidated personal injury case involving claims by a husband and wife against multiple defendants. The posture of the appeal is influenced by the fact that the wife's claims included a count of negligence against her husband, the driver of the vehicle in which she was injured, that was settled prior to trial.

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