Legal Opinion
Williams v. National Car Rental System, Inc.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 31, 1988PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VILLANUEVA, J.S.C.
This is an action for malicious prosecution, breach of contract, wrongful interference with economic relationships and wrongful discharge against National Car Rental System, Inc. (“National”) and for false arrest and false imprisonment against The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (“Port Authority”).
The issue involved is whether the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq. (“the act”), applies to the Port Authority.
The court holds that while the Port Authority, arguably, could come within the Tort Claim Act’s definition of a “Public entity,” the act does…
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