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BUNK v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY

144 N.J. 176 (1996)

676 A.2d 118

JOHN R. BUNK, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, AND SECOND INJURY FUND, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Driscoll, New Jersey Solicitor, argued the cause for appellant The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Hugh H. Welsh, Deputy General Counsel, attorney; Mr. Welsh, of counsel; Christopher J. Neumann and George P. Cook, on the briefs).

Bertram P. Goltz, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant Second Injury Fund (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Joseph L. Yannotti, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Alfred G. Osterweil argued the cause for respondent (Cynthia A. Rollenhagen, attorney; Mr. Osterweil and D. John McAusland, on the briefs).

The opinion of the court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

The question in this appeal is whether a worker entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits as an employee of one of the State's bi-state agencies receives those benefits on the same terms and under the same limitations as would other public employees in the State. We hold applicable to an employee of the bi-state agency the provisions of N.J.S.A. 34:15-43 (Section 43) that limit workers' compensation...

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