Supreme Court of New Jersey

Harold E. Smith v. Robbins, Deceased, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Alan L. Whitaker…

July 20, 1999160 N.J. 221

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that a punitive damages claim under the Survivor’s Act may proceed even when no compensatory damages for pain and suffering are awarded, and that the statutory amendment requiring compensatory damages does not apply to this case.