JONES v. BENNETT


306 N.J. Super. 476 (1998)

TAMICA JONES AND KATRINA WIGGS, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS/CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. LASHARRA D. BENNETT, WILLIAM R. HOOVER, CITICORP ACCEPTANCE CO., CHRISTOPHER P. FLYNN AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., HYUNDAI, INC., HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, CIRCLE CHEVROLET CO., INC., SUCCESSOR TO EATONTOWN HYUNDAI, INC., JOHN DOE 1-10 AND ABC CORPORATION 1-10, DEFENDANTS. LASHARRA D. BENNETT, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT/CROSS-APPELLANT. v. WILLIAM R. HOOVER, ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., CITICORP ACCEPTANCE CO., CIRCLE CHEVROLET CO., INC., SUCCESSOR TO EATONTOWN HYUNDAI, INC., JOHN DOE 1-10 AND ABC CORPORATION 1-10 (FICTITIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE ENTITIES) JOINTLY AND/OR INDIVIDUALLY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. PAUL BROWN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT/CROSS-APPELLANT, v. LASHARRA D. BENNETT, ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., WILLIAM HOOVER, CIRCLE CHEVROLET COMPANY, INC., SUCCESSOR TO EATONTOWN HYUNDAI, INC., JOHN DOE 1-10 AND ABC CORPORATION 1-10 (FICTITIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE ENTITIES), JOINTLY AND/OR INDIVIDUALLY, DEFENDANTS. CHRISTOPHER P. FLYNN, PLAINTIFF, v. WILLIAM R. HOOVER, CITICORP ACCEPTANCE COMPANY AND LASHARRA D. BENNETT, DEFENDANTS. WILLIAM R. HOOVER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT/CROSS-RESPONDENT, v. LASHARRA D. BENNETT, CHRISTOPHER FLYNN, HYUNDAI, INC., CIRCLE CHEVROLET CO., SUCCESSOR TO EATONTOWN HYUNDAI, INC., JOHN DOE 1-10 AND ABC CORPORATION 1-10 (FICTITIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE ENTITIES), DEFENDANTS. TAMIKA HOBBS, AN INFANT BY RENEE HOBBS AND RENEE HOBBS, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT/CROSS-APPELLANT, v. LASHARRA D. BENNETT, WILLIAM R. HOOVER, CITICORP ACCEPTANCE CO., CHRISTOPHER P. FLYNN, ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., HYUNDAI, INC, HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC., CIRCLE CHEVROLET CO., INC., SUCCESSOR TO EATONTOWN HYUNDAI, INC., DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boglioli, O'Mara & Mirra, attorneys for appellants/cross-respondents William R. Hoover and Energy Solutions, Inc. (Richard J. Mirra, on the briefs).

Karasic, Stone & Marvel and Kim A. Fellenz, attorneys for respondent/cross-appellant Lasharra D. Bennett (Richard D. Stone and Mr. Fellenz, on the briefs).

Drazin & Warshaw, attorneys for respondent/cross-appellant Paul Brown (Christopher R. Brown, on the brief).

Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, attorneys for respondents/cross-appellants Tamica Jones and Katrina Wiggs (Randall J. Richards, of counsel; John Anzalone, on the brief).

Ravich, Koster, Tobin, Oleckna, Reitman & Greenstein, attorneys for respondent/cross-appellant Tamika Hobbs (Howard N. Wiener, on the brief).

Before Judges LONG, STERN and KLEINER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by STERN, J.A.D.

This appeal and the cross-appeals are from judgments for plaintiffs (including Lasharra D. Bennett ("Bennett")) following a multiple vehicle accident that occurred on the Garden State Parkway ("Parkway") at approximately 1:15 a.m. on November 10, 1990. Defendant William R. Hoover ("Hoover" or "defendant") was operating a 1988 Ford Ranger leased by defendant Energy Solutions, Inc. ("Solutions") when it struck...

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