Martin v. Pollard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KEEFE, J.A.D.

Respondents Frederick and Diane Pollard appeal from a judgment entered against them in the Division of Workers’ Compensation holding that petitioner, Gary Martin, was an employee of the Pollards within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 when Martin fell from a roof while painting a home they owned.

The Pollards reside in North Brunswick, New Jersey. Mr. Pollard is retired. His wife operates a nursery/garden business. The Pollards own two houses on Fowl Rift Road in Belvedere, New Jersey. The house where Martin’s accident occurred was rented…