AMERICAN NURSES ASS'N v. PASSAIC GENERAL HOSP.


98 N.J. 83 (1984)

484 A.2d 670

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FLORA PANICUCCI, R.N., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. PASSAIC GENERAL HOSPITAL AND ESIS, AN I.N.A. CORPORATION COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND HERMOGENES CIOCON, M.D., MICHAEL R. RAMUNDO, M.D., FRANK WADE, AN INCOMPETENT BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM JUNE WADE, AND JUNE WADE, INDIVIDUALLY, DEFENDANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter E. Monaghan argued the cause for appellants American Nurses Association, et al. (Haggerty & Donohue, attorneys; Mr. Monaghan and J. David Woods, on the briefs).

Antonio D. Favetta argued the cause for appellant The Insurance Company of North America (Lamb, Chappell, Hartung, Gallipoli and Coughlin, attorneys).

John I. Lisowski argued the cause for respondents (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, attorneys; Paul A. Lisovicz, on the brief).


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

The National Fire Insurance Company (National) issued an insurance policy covering the contractual obligations of the American Nurses Association (Association) to its members. The Association's agreement with its members was in the form of a liability insurance policy. We shall refer to the Association's agreement as National's policy, since National stood in the Association...

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