Thomas Blazovic and Mildred Courtis Blazovic, His Wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Respondents v. James…

Summary

The Supreme Court held that New Jersey's Comparative Negligence Act applies to intentional torts, requiring the trier of fact to apportion fault among the plaintiff, the negligent property owner, and the intentional assailants (grouped as a single tortfeasor), and remanded for a new trial on liability. The Court affirmed the appellate division in part, reversed it in part, and instructed the lower court to mold the verdict according to the apportioned percentages.