MOORE v. BD. OF TRUSTEES


889 A.2d 445 (2006)

382 N.J. Super. 347

Glynn MOORE, Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the STATE POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy E. Whatley Griffin, Mount Holly, attorney for appellant.

Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Michael J. Haas, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Marc Krefetz, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, AXELRAD and PAYNE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, P.J.A.D.

The issue issue presented by this appeal is whether a psychic stimulus occurring in the course of public employment may constitute a "traumatic event" that would establish eligibility for an accidental disability pension. We conclude that only an accident that involves application of an external physical force may be found to constitute a "traumatic event," and therefore a disability caused by a...

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