Rosalyn D. Immer, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Henry P. Risko, Defendant-Respondent, and Thomas A. Simonsen, Defendant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and held that the common law doctrine of interspousal immunity does not bar a spouse's negligence suit arising from a motor‑vehicle accident, limiting the reversal to automobile cases. The dissent argued that the new rule encourages collusion and should be rejected.