ERNY v. RUSSO


754 A.2d 606 (2000)

333 N.J. Super. 88

Christine M. ERNY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roy RUSSO, Defendant-Respondent, and The Estate of Antoinette T. Merola, Milton Merola and Matthew Erny, Andrea D. Gambino, State of New Jersey and Anka Construction, Inc., Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Hotchkiss, Morristown, for plaintiff-appellant (Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, attorneys; Ms. Hotchkiss, of counsel and on the brief; Mary-Alice Barrett, also on the brief).

Edwin R. Matthews, Short Hills, for defendant-respondent (Edwin R. Matthews, attorney; Mr. Matthews, Robert J. Pansulla and Drew D. Krause, on the brief).

No brief was submitted on behalf of the Estate of Antoinette T. Merola and Milton Merola.

No other parties participated in the appeal.

Before Judges BAIME, EICHEN and WECKER.


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

This appeal involves an automobile accident which occurred on Route 287 in Franklin Township on May 17, 1992, raising choice of law issues with respect to the application of New York and New Jersey's comparative negligence and joint and several liability laws.

On the day of the accident, Antoinette Merola had come to New Jersey to shop.1

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