Muhammad v. New Jersey Transit

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

ALBIN, J.

In this case, New Jersey Transit (NJT) hired S & W Contracting Services, Inc. (S & W) to remove asbestos from a roof and other portions of a garage that NJT owned and intended to demolish. It is uncontested' that NJT advised S & W’s president of the unstable and unsafe condition of the roof before his employees began working on the project. Plaintiff Abdush Shahid Muhammad, an S & W employee, suffered injuries when he fell through the roof while removing asbestos. Plaintiff claims that NJT did not discharge its landowner duty to him by the…