Merenoff v. Merenoff

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Handler, J.

These two cases present the issue of whether the claim of a husband or wife for damages for personal injuries arising from a domestic or household accident attributable to the negligence of the other spouse is barred by the doctrine of interspousal tort immunity. Resolution of this important question requires a decision whether to extend our holding in Immer v. Risko, 56 N. J. 482 (1970) which abrogated interspousal immunity in automobile negligence suits.

Eor purposes of the appeals, no essential facts are disputed. In the MerenofE case,…