Legal Opinion
Cruz-Mendez v. ISU/Insurance Services
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 13, 1999PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
Plaintiff, Hector Cruz-Mendez (“Cruz-Mendez”) or (“plaintiff’), was injured after lighting a firework left from a display exhibited by Girone, Inc. (“Girone”) for the Montclair Golf Club (“Golf Club”). The primary issue is whether plaintiff may maintain a strict-liability claim directly against Girone’s insurers based on an insurance policy that they issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 21:8-5. Other issues include whether plaintiff must prove that the fireworks display was a proximate cause of his injury and whether plaintiffs comparative…
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