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New Jersey Appellate Division Case Upholding Award of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Stress Damages Illustrative As to the Issue of Marital Torts

In the landmark case of Merenoff v. Merenoff, 76 N.J. 535 (1978), the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned the doctrine of interspousal immunity, which prevented one from suing one’s spouse for injuries proximately caused by the conduct of that spouse.  Later, in the case of  Tevis v. Tevis, 79 N.J. 422,(1979), the…

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