When Can a Business Be Liable for an Accident That Occurs Off its Property in New Jersey?

Under the New Jersey common law, a commercial property owner in New Jersey, who was otherwise without fault, owed no duty to a pedestrian injured on an abutting highway or sidewalk which was part of the public domain. See Yanhko v. Fane, 70 N.J. 528, 534-535 (1976). However, over the years, the New Jersey judiciary has reviewed and periodically altered that common law rule….
By: Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &