Legal Opinion

Thornton v. Chamberlain Manufacturing Corp.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided February 6, 1973PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Wmntbatfb, C. J.

Petitioner was denied workmen’s comsation benefits upon a finding that his injuries were not sustained in the course of his employment. The County Court agreed, and the Appellate Division affirmed. 1Í8 N. J. Super. 540 (1972). We granted certification. 60 N. J. 502 (1972).

The facts are not in dispute. While employed as a production foreman with respondent, petitioner reprimanded an employee named Sozio for repeated failures to wear safety glasses, and several times reported such failures in writing to the employer. On one occasion Sozio…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Claim of Field v. Charmette Knitted Fabric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
  2. American Motorists Ins. Co. v. SteelCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Claim of Gill v. Belmar Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Strother v. Morrison CafeteriaSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. John A. Concordia v. The United States Postal Service, an Executive Sub-Division of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Bearshield v. City of GregorySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Hornyak v. the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
  5. Theodore v. Dover Bd. of Ed.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1982

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