Legal Opinion
Waterson v. General Motors Corp.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 27, 1988PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
Plaintiffs car went out of control and crashed into a utility pole. A defective right rear axle shaft on plaintiffs car caused the accident. At the time of the accident plaintiff was not wearing a seat belt. This appeal focuses on what effect, if any, plaintiffs failure to wear a seat belt has on her right to recover damages for the personal injuries she received as a result of the accident caused by the defective axle.
The general principle that we adopt in this case is that if a jury finds that a plaintiffs failure to wear a seat belt…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Caputzal v. Lindsay Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
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