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SHAFER v. CRONK

220 N.J. Super. 518 (1987)

532 A.2d 1131

RICHARD SHAFER, PLAINTIFF, v. BERT F. CRONK AND MARION M. SMITH, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Bergen County.

Decided April 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roscoe L. Lamb, for plaintiff (Lamb & Kern, attorneys).

William H. Mergner, Jr., for defendant Bert F. Cronk (W. Stephen Leary, attorney).

George O. Foster, for defendant Marion M. Smith (Fiorello, Foster & Corrado, attorneys).

MINUSKIN, J.S.C.

The novel issue presented in this case is whether plaintiff's "high-low"1 agreement with one defendant-tortfeasor, reached prior to verdict, constitutes a settlement entitling the other defendant-tortfeasor to an offset from the verdict rendered against the settling defendant.

Plaintiff, a passenger in an automobile, sued defendant Cronk, his host driver, and defendant...

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