Jones v. Bennett

The opinion of the court was delivered by

STERN, J.A.D.

This appeal and the cross-appeals are from judgments for plaintiffs (including Lasharra D. Bennett (“Bennett”)) following a multiple vehicle accident that occurred on the Garden State Parkway (“Parkway”) at approximately 1:15 a.m. on November 10, 1990. Defendant William R. Hoover (“Hoover” or “defendant”) was operating a 1988 Ford Ranger leased by defendant Energy Solutions, Inc. (“Solutions”) when it struck a 1990 Hyundai automobile owned and operated by Bennett after the Bennett vehicle broke down on the local lanes of the Parkway.…