Legal Opinion
Aden v. Fortsh
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 18, 2001PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
ZAZZALI, J.
The question presented in this appeal is whether a policyholder’s failure to read his policy may be asserted as comparative negligence in a professional malpractice action against an insurance broker. In a published opinion, the Appellate Division reversed a jury verdict in favor of the insureds and held that the trial court should have instructed the jury on comparative negligence for the failure to read the policy. Aden v. Fortsh, 327 N.J.Super. 360, 743 A.2d 371 (App.Div.2000). We reverse. In New Jersey, the comparative fault defense…
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