Small v. Rockfeld

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The plaintiff Clara Small, as administratris ad prosequendum of her deceased daughter Linda Rockfeld, brought a wrongful death action in the Law Division against her deceased daughter’s surviving spouse, the defendant Robert D. Rockfeld. Her complaint charged in its first count that the defendant murdered Linda, and in its second count that he caused her death by conduct which was grossly negligent and was in wanton, reckless disregard of her safety and life. It sought damages allowable under the terms of the Wrongful Death Act (N. J. S. A.…