S.E.W. Friel Co. v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Clifford, J.

The trial court denied plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a late notice of claim pursuant to the appropriate section (N. J. S. A. 59:8—9) of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N. J. S. A. 59:1-1 et seq. (Supp. 1976-77). The Appellate Division, in an unreported opinion, affirmed, holding that (a) the defendant New Jersey Turnpike Authority was a public entity within the meaning of the Tort Claims Act; (b) therefore the provision of the Act barring subrogation actions (N. J. S. A. 59:9-2 (e)) served to preclude the claims of plaintiff S.E.W.…