Robert Johnson, Jr., Plaintiff-Respondent v. Salem Corporation, Salem Furnace Company, Inc., Herrvoss Corporation…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division's judgment that the trial court properly entered a judgment notwithstanding verdict on liability under strict products liability, and that the jury may not be bifurcated to decide damages after a no‑cause verdict. The court held that the uncontradicted expert testimony created no genuine factual dispute and that the Bleeker rule prohibiting damage interrogatories in such cases remains controlling.