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RAMOS v. BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES

103 N.J. 177 (1986)

510 A.2d 1152

JOSE RAMOS AND CARMEN RAMOS, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH JERSEY, INC., DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT AND CROSS-APPELLANT, AND LAMINATING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT-APPELLANT AND CROSS-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Colquhoun argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent (Colquhoun & Colquhoun, attorneys).

Thaddeus J. Hubert, III, argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant (Hoagland, Longo, Oropollo & Moran, attorneys).

Seymour Margulies argued the cause for respondents (Margulies, Margulies & Wind, attorneys; Jack Jay Wind, on the letter brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

On this appeal, we are asked to overturn the rule that an employer's liability for injuries sustained by an employee is restricted to the schedule of payments in the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 to -127. The question is raised by a third-party tortfeasor that seeks contribution, common-law indemnification, or express indemnification from...

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