Carrino v. Novotny

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hughes, C. J.

Plaintiff-appellant, Madeline Carrino (hereafter plaintiff), suffered grievous personal injuries in an automobile collision between a car in which she was a passenger and a commercial van illegally parked on a public street in Lodi, New Jersey. At trial a jury verdict awarded her damages of $185,000 against both her host, Jeffrey Novotny, and the owner of the commercial vehicle, a corpora-*358tiou variously referred to in some of the pleadings and briefs as Carl Mellone & Son, Inc., C. J. Mellone K-. Son, Inc. and C. J. Mellone, Inc. (all…