Legal Opinion
Schipper v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 19, 1965PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Jacobs, J.
The plaintiffs sued for damages suffered as a result of the severe scalding received by the infant plaintiff Lawrence J. Schipper, II when he came in contact with excessively hot water drawn from the faucet in the bathroom sink. The trial court dismissed the proceeding at the close of the plaintiffs’ case. They appealed to the Appellate Division and we certified before argument there.
The defendant Levitt & Sons, Inc. is a well-known mass developer of homes, specializing in planned communities. Its homes are generally sold on the basis of…
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