Legal Opinion

Livingstone v. Abraham & Straus, Inc.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided June 30, 1988PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

STEIN, J.

In this appeal as of right, R. 2:2-l(a), we address for the first time a 1979 amendment to the Workers’ Compensation Act codifying the “going and coming” rule of workers’ compensation liability. Respondent, Marlene Livingstone, was injured in the parking lot at the Monmouth Mall on her way to work at appellant, Abraham & Straus, a mall tenant. The Division of Workers’ Compensation denied benefits, but a divided Appellate Division reversed, Livingstone v. Abraham & Straus, 216 N.J.Super. 685 (1987), disagreeing over the application of the 1979…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Cudahy Packing Co. Of Nebraska v. ParramoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Bryant v. FissellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1913
  3. Barham v. Food World, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  4. Perez v. Pantasote, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
  5. Ricciardi v. Damar Products Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965

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3Cited by60 opinions

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