DLUGOSZ v. FRED S. JAMES & CO.


212 N.J. Super. 175 (1986)

514 A.2d 538

JOSEPH DLUGOSZ AND LORRAINE DLUGOSZ, PLAINTIFFS, v. FRED S. JAMES & COMPANY, JAMES J. MALONEY AND THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Essex County.

Decided April 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Farley, Jr. for plaintiffs (Farley & Farley, attorneys).

David M. Hawkins for defendants James J. Maloney and Township of South Orange Village (De Gonge, Garrity & Fitzpatrick, attorneys).

Brian Corrigan for defendant Fred S. James & Company (Michals, Wahl, Silver & Leitner, attorneys).


VILLANUEVA, J.S.C.

This is an action by a former police officer against the municipality which had employed him, its administrator and its insurance agent, to compel them to release a compensation lien and corresponding damages. The complaint also alleged a cause of action for wrongful discharge as a willful and deliberate retaliatory act in violation of N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, designed to force him to settle his workers' compensation claim. His wife joined in...

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