Legal Opinion
Wilson v. City of Jersey City
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 8, 2012No. A-61/62 September Term 2010PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
In this appeal, we must determine whether 9-1-1 operators, along with their public-entity employers, are statutorily immune from civil liability for the negligent mishandling of emergency calls. The paramount issue before us is the scope of the 9-1-1 immunity statute, N.J.S.A 52:17C-10.
The panels in Massachi v. City of Newark Police Department, 415 N.J.Super. 518, 522, 2 A.3d 1117 (App.Div.2010) and in this case, Wilson ex rel. Manzano v. City of Jersey City, 415 N.J.Super. 138, 157, 165, A.3d 723 (App.Div.2010), concluded that, under N.J.S.A 52:17C-10, 9-1-1 operators are not immune for…
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