Merenoff v. Merenoff, 76 N.J. 535, 388 A.2d 951 (1978) is the landmark case in which the Court abolished the doctrine of interspousal immunity. In Merenoff and in a companion case, wives sued husbands for personal injuries resulting from household accidents negligently caused by their husbands. In each case, the husband and wife were the insureds under home owners policies. In the course of its opinion, the Supreme Court said: "In the cases now before us, and we assume in a great many cases involving household accidents, liability insurance is available." Id. at 553, 388 A.2d 951.