Shafer v. Cronk

220 N.J. Super. 518 (1987)

532 A.2d 1131

RICHARD SHAFER, PLAINTIFF,

v.

BERT F. CRONK AND MARION M. SMITH, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Bergen County.

Decided April 24, 1987.

Roscoe L. Lamb, for plaintiff (Lamb & Kern, attorneys).

William H. Mergner, Jr., for defendant Bert F. Cronk (W. Stephen Leary, attorney).

George O. Foster, for defendant Marion M. Smith (Fiorello, Foster & Corrado, attorneys).

MINUSKIN, J.S.C.

The novel issue presented in this case is whether plaintiff's "high-low"[1] agreement with one defendant-tortfeasor, reached prior to verdict, constitutes a…