Hochman v. Karpenski

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PETRELLA, P.J.A.D.

After a trial, the jury returned a verdict of no cause of action dismissing the negligence and wrongful death action brought by plaintiffs Asa Hochman and Adiya Hochman, as administrators ad prosequendum and general administrators of the estate of Ruth Hana Hochman, their deceased nine year old daughter. The jury found that defendant Susan Karpenski was not negligent while driving her motor vehicle and colliding with the child.

On appeal, plaintiffs argue that the judge erred in refusing to ■instruct the jury as to a driver’s duty to…