Volb v. G.E. Capital Corp.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

STEIN, J.

The critical issue in this appeal concerns the immunity from tort liability of a general employer, T.D.E., for the alleged negligence of its employee, Ronald Lee, which occurred while the employee functioned as a special employee of J.H. Reid General Contractors, Inc. (J.H. Reid). The decedent, Charles Volb, was an employee of J.H. Reid at the time of the accident, and his widow, as administratrix, sought and recovered a workers’ compensation award against J.H. Reid. The administratrix also instituted this tort action. The Law Division granted…