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GILHOOLEY v. COUNTY OF UNION

753 A.2d 1137 (2000)

164 N.J. 533

Catherine P. GILHOOLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF UNION and Union County Sheriff's Department, Defendants-Respondents, John Does 1-4 (said names being fictitious and unknown), Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Dunne, for plaintiff-appellant.

John J. Kane, North Brunswick, for defendants-respondents (Lynch Martin Kroll, attorneys; Eric Kuper, on the letter in lieu of brief).

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

Once again we are faced with the issue of whether a particular injury constitutes the "permanent loss of a bodily function" within the meaning of the Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 59:12-3, so as to justify the award of pain and suffering damages under N.J.S.A. 59:9-2(d).

I.

In 1994, plaintiff, Catherine Gilhooley, was employed as a clinical...

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