Legal Opinion
Denis v. City of Newark
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided January 15, 1998PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
EICHEN, J.A.D.
This is an action brought under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3 (the Tort Claims Act). Plaintiff Janet Denis appeals from a directed verdict entered in favor of defendants City of Newark (the City) and the Newark Police Department (the Department) after the close of plaintiffs case. R. 4:37-2(b).
The appeal arises out of an incident in which plaintiff was unjustifiably struck on the head with a police radio by an on-duty police officer, Keith B. Jordan, Sr., in Newark after the officer *308issued her a careless driving…
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