· 5/22/1991
Blazovic v. Andrich
Citations
- 590 A.2d 222
- 124 N.J. 90
- 18 A.L.R. 5th 1031
- 1991 N.J. LEXIS 46
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the negligence of one party should be compared with the intentional fault of another party in substantially the same way as though both parties were negligent
- holding that the negligence of one party should be compared with the intentional fault of another party in substantially the same way as though both parties were negligent
- requiring fact-finder to apportion relative percentages of fault for injuries to victim of parking lot assault between alleged negligent plaintiff, alleged negligent restaurant and alleged intentional tortfeasors
- construing state comparative fault statute to permit apportionment of fault between a contributorily negligent plaintiff, a negligent codefendant, and several settling codefendants whose fault was alleged to have been based upon intentional conduct
- construing state comparative fault statute to permit apportionment of fault between a contributorily negligent plaintiff, a negligent codefendant, and several settling codefendants whose fault was alleged to have been based upon intentional conduct
- “We are unpersuaded by the decisions of other jurisdictions that reject apportionment of fault in actions involving intentional tortfeasors.”
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Judges: Stein
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