LOCKLEY v. TURNER


779 A.2d 1092 (2001)

Robert L. LOCKLEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Ronda TURNER, Defendant-Appellant, and State of New Jersey, Department of Corrections, Police Benevolent Association Local 105, Commissioner William H. Fauver and Jacqueline Jones, Defendants. Robert L. Lockley, Jr., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. State of New Jersey, Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellant, and Police Benevolent Association Local 105, Commissioner William H. Fauver, Ronda Turner and Jacqueline Jones, Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard M. Nirenberg argued the cause for appellant Ronda Turner in A-1783-99T1 (Nirenberg & Varano, attorneys; Mr. Nirenberg and Sandra N. Varano, on the brief).

Allison E. Accurso, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant State of New Jersey, Department of Corrections in A-1835-99T1 (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, attorney; Ms. Accurso and Nancy Kaplen, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Robert Garrenger, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Linda Wong, Princeton, argued the cause for respondent Robert L. Lockley, Jr. in A-1783-99T1 and A-1835-99T1 (Wong Fleming, attorneys; Ms. Wong and Daniel C. Fleming, of counsel; Ms. Wong, Mr. Fleming and James K. Haney on the brief).

Before Judges WEFING, CUFF and LISA.


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

These two appeals arise out of the same factual background and were argued together before us. We consolidate them for purposes of this opinion.

In A-1835-99, the State of New Jersey appeals from a judgment entered against it in favor of plaintiff Robert Lockley, Jr. and his attorneys in the total amount of $4.6 million. The judgment represents a jury verdict...

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