MURRAY v. PLAINFIELD RESCUE SQUAD

A-128 September Term 2010, 067996

46 A.3d 1262 (2012)

210 N.J. 581

Geraldine MURRAY and Odis E. Murray (Estate of Odis P. Murray), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PLAINFIELD RESCUE SQUAD and John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luretha M. Stribling , Clark, argued the cause for appellants.

Gerald J. Gunning , Livingston, argued the cause for respondent Plainfield Rescue Squad ( Stein McGuire Pantages Gigl , attorneys).

Til J. Dallavalle , West Orange, submitted a brief on behalf of respondent John F. Kennedy Medical Center (Ronan, Tuzzio & Giannone, attorneys; Michael E. McGann , Tinton Falls , of counsel).


Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this wrongful-death/survival action, the Plainfield Rescue Squad is alleged to have unreasonably — and therefore negligently — delayed the transport of a gunshot victim to a nearby hospital, thereby causing his death. The individual members of the Rescue Squad are not the subject of the civil suit. The only issue before this Court is whether N.J.S.A.

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