Jumpp v. City of Ventnor
New Jersey Supreme Court
828 A.2d 905 (2003)
- Written by Abby Roughton, JD
Facts
The City of Ventnor (defendant) employed Robert Jumpp, Jr. (plaintiff) as a pumping-station operator. Jumpp’s job duties included inspecting water and sewerage facilities located throughout the city. Jumpp traveled to each of his jobsites twice daily in a city-owned vehicle. Jumpp’s supervisor allowed Jumpp to stop at local businesses to buy food or use the restroom while traveling between jobsites. Jumpp also had permission to stop at a post office and collect his personal mail on the way to one of the jobsites. On May 5, 1998, Jumpp parked near the post office and went inside to check his mail. On the way back to the vehicle, Jumpp fell and injured his pelvis and leg. Jumpp sought workers’-compensation benefits, but the trial judge concluded that Jumpp was not entitled to recover benefits because he was on a personal errand and was not directly performing his assigned job duties when the accident occurred. The Appellate Division affirmed, and Jumpp appealed to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Poritz, C.J.)
Dissent (Long, J.)
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