BROWN v. ST. VENANTIUS SCHOOL


111 N.J. 325 (1988)

544 A.2d 842

ANN BROWN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ST. VENANTIUS SCHOOL AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK, JOINTLY AND/OR SEVERALLY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith E. Rodner argued the cause for appellant (Geltzeiler, Mandel, Berezin & Feinstein, attorneys; Judith E. Rodner and Judith D. Musser, on the brief).

William A. Cambria argued the cause for respondent (William A. Cambria, attorney; Janice Falivena, on the brief).


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

The narrow question presented in this appeal is whether a private school operated by a nonprofit religious organization is liable to a nonbeneficiary pedestrian for injuries caused by the school's failure to remove snow and ice from an abutting sidewalk.

In Stewart v. 104 Wallace St., Inc., 87 N.J. 146, 157 (1981), this...

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