Wymbs v. Township of Wayne

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.

This ease involves a claim that a sharp curve in a roadway was a “dangerous condition” on public property as defined in N.J.S.A. 59:4-la of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. The specific issues raised involve a number of evidentiary rulings made by the trial court that, according to plaintiffs, improperly restricted their opportunities to satisfy their burden of proof. The jury found that plaintiffs had failed to prove that the road in question was a dangerous condition. The Appellate Division affirmed, finding that none of the alleged…