Wunschel v. City of Jersey City

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

O’HERN, J.

This case concerns the relationship between Compensation Court and Superior Court. It arises due to the courts’ conflicting decisions on the same issue of a worker’s employment status at the time of his death. Even though the proofs differed in the two courts, we hold that their procedures should be molded to avoid such an inconsistency. We reverse the judgments below.

The case arises from the tragic death of a Jersey City police officer. The central issue is whether the fatal shooting arose in the course of his employment by Jersey City. His…