Legal Opinion
Terry Kuchera v. Jersey Shore Family Health Center (073483)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 31, 2015No. A-60-13PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge CUFF (temporarily assigned)
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a premises liability case. Plaintiff slipped and fell on a wet spot on a floor in an outpatient health care facility owned and operated by a nonprofit hospital.
The issue before this Court is whether the health care facility is entitled to charitable immunity pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-7, or the limited liability afforded to nonprofit entities organized exclusively for hospital purposes pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-8.
The fall occurred while plaintiff Terry Kuchera was attending a free eye screening offered by the New…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- O'CONNELL v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
- Collopy v. Newark Eye and Ear InfirmarySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Clark v. Southview Hospital & Family Health CenterOhio Supreme Court · 1994
- Dalton v. St. Luke's Catholic ChurchSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- The Presbyterian Homes v. Division of Tax AppealsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Frances Green v. Monmouth University (080612) (Monmouth County and Statewide)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2019
- Dupont v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2016
- Young v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2016
- AHS Hospital Corp. v. Town of MorristownNew Jersey Tax Court · 2015
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