Mariuzza v. Kenower

Two issues are raised by this appeal.

Combined negligences. Appellant’s contention that the negligence of the tenant and landowner should have been combined for purposes of comparison with the negligence of the plaintiff fails for two reasons:(1) The required basis for such combining does not here exist. The general rule in this state is that the comparison of negligence in a multiple-defendant case is “required to be between the plaintiff and the individual defendants.” 1 The sole exception, arising in a case where the negligence of parents was involved, 2 is limited to situations where the…