The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the landlord of an apartment building had a duty to protect an infant from rolling into a scalding hot radiator, causing extensive and permanent burns and scarring over the child’s body.
The court, in an order posted Oct. 9, granted the landlord’s petition for certification, following the Appellate Division’s reinstatement of the lawsuit earlier this year. The panel, finding that the issue should be settled by a jury, reversed a trial judge’s summary judgment dismissal.
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