Robin Fielder, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Noelle E. Stonack, Defendant-Respondent, and Frederick S. Jenkins, Township…

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s grant of summary judgment to Neptune Township but reversed its denial of summary judgment for Officer Jenkins, holding that Jenkins is immune under N.J.S.A. 59:5-2b(2) absent willful misconduct and that genuine issues of fact exist as to whether his conduct constituted willful misconduct. The Court also clarified the definition of willful misconduct in police pursuits.