Tice v. Cramer

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

WILENTZ, C.J.

We face the question whether police officers in pursuit of a vehicle that has failed to heed their command to stop are immune from liability for injuries resulting from the pursuit. The same question was raised in Roll v. Timberman, 94 N.J.Super. 530, 229 A.2d 281 (App.Div.), certif. denied, 50 N.J. 84, 232 A.2d 147 (1967), in a common law context; here the officer’s immunity is asserted under .the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to :14-4 *351(the Act). We hold that police officers are absolutely immune under N.J.S.A. 59:5-2b(2)…