Blazovic v. Andrich

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

STEIN, J.

The critical issue in this appeal is whether the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.8 (the Act), requires the trier of fact to apportion fault between a plaintiff, a negligent co-defendant, and several settling co-defendants whose alleged fault was based on intentional conduct. We hold that the Act applies, and consequently remand to the trial court to apportion fault among all the parties and mold the verdict accordingly.

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On August 19, 1982, plaintiff, Thomas Blazovic, his companion Mildred Courtis, 1 and a small group of…