Kulbacki v. Sobchinsky

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schettino, J.

This is a Death By Wrongful Act suit (N. J. 8. 2A:31-1 et seq.) in which plaintiff sought damages for the death of his eight-year-old boy. It was tried before a jury which returned a unanimous verdict in favor of defendants. When the trial court subsequently denied plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, an appeal was taken. The trial court’s denial was reversed by the Appellate Division and a new trial *439ordered. The Appellate Division stated that it was satisfied that the verdict “was the product of mistake or ignorance and that it was…