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THORNTON v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

280 N.J. Super. 295 (1994)

655 A.2d 107

DOROTHY THORNTON, PLAINTIFF, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND VANESSA ROACH, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Middlesex County.

Decided October 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry E. Coben, for plaintiff (Coben & Associates, attorneys).

Richard Brockway, for plaintiff (Venturi & Brockway, attorneys).

Thomas F. Tansey, for defendant General Motors Corporation (Morley, Cramer, Tansey, Haggerty & Fanning, attorneys).

William Ricci, for defendant General Motors Corporation (Lavin, Coleman, Finarelli & Gray, attorneys.)

John E. Riehl, for defendant Vanessa Roach (Britt, Riehl, Spudic & Ball, attorneys).

LINTNER, J.S.C.

This court is asked to decide the burden of proof to be imposed upon a plaintiff in a second impact/crashworthy case. Plaintiff, Dorothy Thornton, moves before trial to place the burden of proof for apportioning damages on defendant, General Motors Corporation.

Plaintiff, a New Jersey resident, was a passenger in a 1984 Buick Skyhawk, also known as a "J" car, driven by defendant, Vanessa Roach...

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