Kleban v. National Union Fire Insurance

JOYCE, J.:

¶ 1 Thomas Kleban, Appellant, appeals from the order dated July 7, 2000 wherein the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of National Union Fire Insurance Company, Appellee. We affirm. Before reviewing the merits of the case, a recitation of the factual and procedural history is in order.

¶ 2 This case has its genesis in an accident that occurred on July 2, 1989, when Appellant dove into a pool, severing his spine and rendering him a quadriplegic. Appellant brought suit on September 20, 1990 in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Appellant named the pool manufacturer (“Heldor”)…