Legal Opinion

Shimp v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided December 20, 1976PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

145 N.J. Super. 516 (1976)

368 A.2d 408

DONNA M. SHIMP, PLAINTIFF,

v.

NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided December 20, 1976.

Mr. Stuart B. Finifter for plaintiff (Messrs. Land & Finifter, attorneys; Alfred W. Blumrosen of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Charles A. Sweeney for defendant.

GRUCCIO, J.S.C.

This case involves a matter of first impression in this State: whether a non-smoking employee is denied a safe working environment and entitled to injunctive relief when forced by proximity to smoking employees to involuntarily inhale…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. National Realty and Construction Company, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Secretary of Labor, PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Graf v. Hope Building Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
  3. Griswold v. HazardSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. California Stevedore and Ballast Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. Sears, Roebuck Co. v. CampSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1938

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Hentzel v. Singer Co.California Court of Appeal · 1982
  2. Lepore v. National Tool and Mfg. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
  3. Cerracchio v. Alden Leeds, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
  4. Gordon v. Raven Systems & Research, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Federal Employees for Non-Smokers' Rights v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978

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