Carl Jorgensen, Plaintiff-Respondent v. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, and…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust the grievance procedures required by the collective bargaining agreement and therefore could not maintain a wrongful‑discharge action; it also reversed the defamation verdict because the qualified privilege was not abused, and it affirmed the false‑imprisonment verdict. Justice Heher dissented on the false‑imprisonment issue, and Justice Weintraub concurred in result while questioning the exhaustion requirement.