CERNADAS v. SUPERMARKETS GENERAL


192 N.J. Super. 500 (1983)

471 A.2d 73

ANTONIO CERNADAS, JR., AND ANTONIO CERNADAS, SR., PLAINTIFFS, v. SUPERMARKETS GENERAL, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, T/A RICKEL HOME CENTER, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Union County.

Decided October 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Horowitz for plaintiffs (Brach, Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, Bernstein & Hammer, attorneys).

Joel I. Bergman for defendant.


WOLIN, J.D.C. (temporarily assigned).

The issue in this case is whether a forklift is a "hoisting apparatus" under N.J.S.A. 34:2-21.17.

FACTS

On April 5, 1981 plaintiff, 17 years of age, was employed by Rickel's Home Center as a stockboy. Plaintiff's supervisor ordered him to operate a forklift to move goods from one area of the warehouse to another. As plaintiff maneuvered the forklift toward...

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