Legal Opinion
Apuzzio v. J. Fede Trucking, Inc.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided November 18, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
CIANCIA, J.A.D.
The issue presented here is whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur was available to plaintiffs on facts demonstrating that the vehicle they were in was struck by a wheel that had detached from a passing truck. The trial court in granting summary judgments in favor of defendants believed it was not. We disagree.
On September 3, 1998, Israel Barden was operating a tractor-trailer owned by J. Fede Trucking, Inc., and proceeding eastbound on Interstate 78 when a dual set of wheels on the left side of the tractor dislodged. One of the…
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