Legal Opinion
Wanetick v. Gateway Mitsubishi
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 10, 2000PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
*487VEENIEEO, J.
In this consumer fraud action, the jury awarded plaintiff compensatory damages, which the trial court thereafter trebled pursuant to N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -91 (Consumer Fraud Act or Act). The court also awarded counsel fees. The question to be decided on appeal is whether the trial court erred by not giving the jury an “ultimate outcome charge.” That charge would have informed jurors that under the Act the court was required to treble damages and award counsel fees in the event they returned a verdict in plaintiffs favor.
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