Supreme Court of New Jersey

Thomas J. Stewart v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority/Garden State Parkway (085416) (Monmouth County & Statewide)

February 9, 2022

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reinstated summary judgment for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and Earle Asphalt, holding that the plaintiffs' belatedly raised asphalt theory was improper to consider and did not create a genuine issue of material fact, and that both defendants are entitled to (derivative) immunity under the Tort Claims Act.