Thomas Stoelting, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Sandra Hauck, an Infant, Anthony M. Hauck, Jr., and Virginia Hauck…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for a new trial, holding that the parents owed a duty of care by allowing their minor daughter access to a firearm, that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the plaintiff's alleged prior conduct and prior statements, and that the statutory provisions cited do not create absolute liability nor bar the defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk.