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DENIS v. CITY OF NEWARK

307 N.J. Super. 304 (1998)

JANET C. DENIS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT/CROSS-RESPONDENT, v. CITY OF NEWARK AND NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS/CROSS-APPELLANTS, AND KEITH B. JORDAN, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot Scher, argued the cause for appellant/cross-respondent Janet C. Denis (Allen C. Marra, on the brief).

John Pigeon, First Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant City of Newark (Michelle Hollar-Gregory, Corporation Counsel; Kathleen C. Goger, Assistant Corporation Counsel, on the brief).

No other parties participated in this appeal.

Before Judges PETRELLA, SKILLMAN and EICHEN.

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

This is an action brought under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3 (the Tort Claims Act). Plaintiff Janet Denis appeals from a directed verdict entered in favor of defendants City of Newark (the City) and the Newark Police Department (the Department) after the close of plaintiff's case. R. 4:37-2(b).

The appeal arises out of an incident in which plaintiff was unjustifiably...

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