Michael Roman, an Infant by His Guardian Ad Litem Carol Roman, and Carol Roman

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for a new trial, holding that the infant plaintiff’s contributory negligence was sufficient to submit to the jury, that the trial court erred in dismissing Salvaterra Construction Co., that a jury should ordinarily receive an ultimate‑outcome instruction in comparative‑negligence cases, and that the trial judge properly refused insurance‑related voir dire questions. Justice Clifford dissented in part on the outcome‑instruction issue, and Justice Pashman dissented in part on the insurance‑voir dire issue.