Legal Opinion
Bencivenga v. J.J.A.M.M., Inc.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 14, 1992PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
MUIR, Jr., J.A.D.
In this personal injury action, the trial court denied the request of J.J.A.M.M., Inc., doing business as Club 35 (Club 35), to instruct the jury to compare the negligence of the club, the negligence of the plaintiff, and the intentional conduct of an unknown defendant, John Doe, for the purposes of apportioning liability under the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1, et seq. (Act). The jury found Club 35 liable for the failure to protect the. plaintiff, a patron of the club, from an assault by the unknown defendant who was…
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- Reiter v. DykenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
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