Maslonka v. Hermann

Full title: EDWIN E. MASLONKA, GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR AND ADMINISTRATOR AD PROSEQUENDUM…

Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Apr 9, 1981

428 A.2d 504 (N.J. 1981)

428 A.2d 504

Opinion

Argued March 23, 1981 —

Decided April 9, 1981.

Appeal from the Superior Court, Appellate Division, King, J.A.D.

D. Scott Curzi argued the cause for appellant.

Stephen J. Tafaro argued the cause for respondents Henry Hermann, M.D. and Volmar Mereschak, M.D. ( McDonough, Murray Korn, attorneys).

Leonard Rosenstein argued the cause for respondent Tina Bastinelli ( Feuerstein, Sachs Maitlin, attorneys).

Robert M. Graham argued the cause for respondent Elizabeth Boyle, R.N. ( Graham, Golden, Lintner Rothschild, attorneys).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment below is reversed and the matter remanded to the Superior Court, Law Division, for trial, substantially for the reasons expressed in the dissenting opinion of Judge Milmed in the Appellate Division, reported at 173 N.J. Super. 566, 581 (1980).

POLLOCK, J., dissenting.

I would affirm the judgment below substantially for the reasons expressed in the majority opinion of the Appellate Division, reported at 173 N.J. Super. 566 (1980).

For reversal — Chief Justice WILENTZ and Justices SULLIVAN, PASHMAN, SCHREIBER and HANDLER — 5.

For affirmance — Justice POLLOCK — 1.