HAJNAS v. ENGELHARD MIN. & CHEM. CO.


231 N.J. Super. 353 (1989)

555 A.2d 716

ETHEL HAJNAS NOW KNOWN AS ETHEL SUGALSKI, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. ENGELHARD MINERAL & CHEMICAL CO., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis T. Guiliano argued the cause for appellant (Mattson, Madden and Polito, attorneys; Francis T. Guiliano, of counsel and on the brief).

Allan S. Goldberger argued the cause for respondent (Goldberger and Seligsohn, attorneys; Allan S. Goldberger, on the brief).

Before Judges O'BRIEN, SCALERA and STERN.


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

The issue presented by this appeal concerns when and how an employer may seek recovery for the overpayment of workers' compensation benefits made to a widow who remarries and fails to advise the employer of that fact.

Some of the background facts are not in dispute. For many years until March, 1974, Stanley Hajnas (Stanley), was employed by Engelhard Mineral and Chemical Company (Engelhard). In the...

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