AM. NURSES ASS'N v. PASSAIC GEN. HOSP.


192 N.J. Super. 486 (1984)

471 A.2d 66

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FLORA PANICUCCI, R.N., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. PASSAIC GENERAL HOSPITAL AND ESIS, ETC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John I. Lisowski argued the cause for appellants Passaic General Hospital and Esis (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan & Spielvogel, attorneys; John I. Lisowski of counsel and on the brief).

Walter E. Monaghan argued the cause for respondents American Nurses Association, National Union Fire Insurance Company and Flora Panicucci, R.N. (Haggerty & Donohue, attorneys; Walter E. Monaghan, of counsel; Walter E. Monaghan and J. David Woods, on the brief).

Antonio D. Favetta argued the cause for respondent Insurance Company of North America (Lamb, Chappell, Hartung, Gallipoli & Coughlin, attorneys; Mary B. Rogers of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges BOTTER, PRESSLER and O'BRIEN.


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

The novel issue of insurance law posed by this appeal involves the typical "other insurance" clause of a policy of liability insurance pursuant to which the coverage afforded by the policy is rendered excess to other valid and collectible insurance covering the insured for the same risk. The trial judge held that an employer's contractual undertaking with its employees to indemnify them for acts of their own...

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