Prevratil v. Mohr

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

The primary issue is whether we should create an exception from the entire controversy doctrine for automobile-negligence cases. Specifically, the question is whether the entire controversy doctrine bars the personal injury action of plaintiffs, Joseph *183Prevratil, and his wife, Lisa, when counsel for his employer’s insurer defended Prevratil and the employer in a prior action arising out of the same automobile accident as gives rise to Prevratil’s present action.

The Law Division granted the motion for summary judgment by defendants George…