Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Gerner
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 26, 1982PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This case arises from a personal injury suit by an infant pedestrian against a school bus operator and another motorist. The first question in this appeal is whether the trial court acted improperly by raising for the first time after summation the issue of the statutory limitation of damages for pain and suffering against the public entity under N.J.S.A. 59:9-2(d). The second question is whether the trial court properly instructed the jury on this issue.
On November 12, 1976, the seven year old plaintiff, Fernandito Rivera, was severely…
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