William F. Wilson, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Andrew Faull, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that Pennsylvania's workmen's compensation statute governs the plaintiff's common law negligence action against the general contractor and bars the claim, reversing the Appellate Division and reinstating the trial court's summary judgment. The Court based its decision on the policy of workmen's compensation to provide certainty and immunity to the statutory employer, and rejected a purely contacts‑based choice‑of‑law analysis. A concurring justice agreed with the result but argued the cause of action arose under Pennsylvania law and should not be imported into New Jersey. The decision affirms the principle that the compensation law of the state providing insurance controls the employer's liability in tort actions.