Dalton v. St. Luke's Catholic Church

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The Law Division entered summary judgment against the plaintiff and in favor of the defendant St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Hohokus. The plaintiff appealed and we certified under B. B. 1:10-1 (a).

*24The plaintiff alleges that the injury she suffered when she fell on May 27, 1956 in the vestibule of the church was the result of its negligent conduct. Her complaint originally named the pastor of the church and its insurance carrier as additional defendants but the proceedings against them have been dismissed (cf. 2 Restatement, Agency § 352 (1933);…