JACOBS v. NORTH JERSEY BLOOD CENTER


172 N.J. Super. 159 (1979)

411 A.2d 210

JANE E. JACOBS AND DANIEL A. JACOBS, HER HUSBAND, PLAINTIFFS, v. NORTH JERSEY BLOOD CENTER, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division — Somerset County.

Decided November 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wharton, Stewart & Davis for plaintiff (Timothy Boderck appearing).

McDermott & McGee for defendant (James B. Sharp appearing).


IMBRIANI, J.S.C.

N.J.S.A. 2A-53A-7 confers immunity from tort liability upon nonprofit institutions "organized exclusively for religious, charitable, education or hospital purposes". (Emphasis supplied). This case presents the question whether a nonprofit corporation organized as a blood bank for the purpose of collecting, processing, storing and distributing blood is entitled to such immunity.

Defendant clearly was not organized for religious...

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