KATZ v. TOWNSHIP OF HOWELL


68 N.J. 125 (1975)

343 A.2d 417

PHILIP KATZ, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. TOWNSHIP OF HOWELL, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, AND SECOND INJURY FUND, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Johnson and Gallagher, attorneys for appellant Township of Howell (Mr. James J. Gallagher, of counsel).

Mr. Mitchell Melnikoff, attorney for respondent Philip Katz.

Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General, attorney for respondent Second Injury Fund (Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Steven A. Tasher, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).


The opinion of the court was delivered by CONFORD, P.J.A.D.,

Temporarily Assigned. The background of this litigation is set forth in Katz v. Township of Howell, 67 N.J. 51 (1975). We there affirmed a holding by the Appellate Division that petitioner's disability from a heart incident was causally attributable to his employment as plumbing inspector by the respondent township and therefore compensable. We withheld a determination...

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