Lawlor v. Cloverleaf Memorial Park, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The Law Division granted summary judgment in favor of Oloverleaf along with summary judgment in favor of Dr. Lepree and The Rahway Hospital insofar as the plaintiff’s claims against them under the Survival Act (N. J. S. A. 2A:15-3) were concerned. It denied summary judgment with respect to the plaintiff’s claims against the Doctor and the Hospital under the Wrongful Death Act (N. J. S. A. 2A :31-1 et seq). 101 N. J. Super. 134 (1968). On appeal, the Appellate Division reversed the summary judgment as to Oloverleaf, affirmed the summary…