Hartpence v. Grouleff

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Oliphant, J.

We granted certification on this appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court which set aside an order of the Hunterdon County Court granting a new trial in an action in negligence. The jury had returned a verdict of no cause of action.

The appellant was an invitee in an automobile owned and operated by the defendant-respondent. He was sitting with others in the rear seat of the car that was being driven in a westerly direction toward Erenehtown, New Jersey. A snow storm had occurred a few days prior to the date of…