Berrios v. United Parcel Service

The judgment appealed from is affirmed substantially for the reasons stated by the trial court in its written opinion reported at 265 N.J.Super. 436, 627 A.2d 701 (Special Civil Part 1992).

We add only the following observation. With respect to plaintiffs status in respect of the property, we agree with the trial judge that she was an invitee. An employer’s provision of a parking area for its employees is a matter of mutual benefit to both. See, e.g., Mikkelsen v. N.L. Industries, 72 N.J. 209, 370 A.2d 5 (1977). Hence an employee using the lot has at least the status of a business invitee to…