Ohio Casualty v. Meadowlands Toyota

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KING, P.J.A.D.

This is a subrogation action by Ohio Casualty for property damage consequent upon a bailment of Barry C. DiGiaeinto’s automobile to a dealer for repairs. This case implicates the entire controversy doctrine, particularly as a result of Prevratil v. Mohr, 145 N.J. 180, 678 A.2d 243 (1996), decided on July 10, 1996, in the wake of the quartet of cases in the same vein decided on August 1, 1995. See DiTrolio v. Antiles, 142 N.J. 253, 662 A.2d 494 (1995); *273Circle Chevrolet Co. v. Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, 142 N.J. 280, 662 A.2d 509 (1995);…