Legal Opinion
J.S. v. R.T.H.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 21, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
WECKER, J.S.C.,
temporarily assigned.
Plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment dismissing their complaint against defendant R.G.H. (fictitiously named Mary) for negligence in failing to protect plaintiffs’ minor daughters from sexual abuse by Mary’s husband, co-defendant R.T.H. (fictitiously named John).1 As a result of sexual assaults upon the twelve-*153year-old and fifteen-year-old sisters over a period of more than a year, John pled guilty to endangering the welfare of minors. In accordance with a plea bargain, he was sentenced to eighteen months in state…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Hopkins v. Fox & Lazo RealtorsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Goldberg v. Housing Auth. of City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
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