Muhammad v. New Jersey Transit

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding a company was \clearly\ an independent contractor when it was hired to remove asbestos, and the employer did not supervise or direct the project
• reviewing three bases for imposing vicarious liability on employer for torts of independent contractor
• defining an independent contractor as someone “who, in carrying on an independent business, contracts to do a piece of work according to his own methods without being subject to the control of the employer as to the means by which the result is to be accomplished”
• confirming NJ Transit's status as a distinct public entity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Don Karns v. Kathleen Shanahan
  Third Circuit· 2018-01-11· cited 223×
• Polzo v. County of Essex
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2012-01-18· cited 97×
• Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2006-04-24· cited 92×
• Ogborne v. Mercer Cemetery Corp.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2009-01-29· cited 52×
• Carroll v. New Jersey Transit
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2004-02-09· cited 45×
• Tarabokia v. Structure Tone
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2012-11-16· cited 27×
• Morales v. Weil
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-09-01· cited 20×
• Nielsen v. Wal-Mart Store 2171
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2013-01-11· cited 13×
• Foster v. Newark Housing Authority
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2006-11-21· cited 11×
• Feris v. Port Authority
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2007-05-03· cited 2×
• Saunders v. Newmark Construction
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2012-04-03· cited 2×
• Colt v. New Jersey Tr. Corp.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2022-05-24· cited 2×
• Johnson v. Boca Raton Community Hospital, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-06-04· cited 2×
• Coyne v. State
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2004-02-19· cited 1×
• Marchevka v. DeBartola Capital Partnership
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2004-01-12· cited 1×
• Nizomov v. Jones
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2023-10-18· cited 1×
• Johnson v. BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSP., INC.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-06-04
• Colt v. New Jersey Tr. Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2024-11-25

Cites

29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1995-10-24· cited 3,095×
• American Telephone And Telegraph Company v. Winback And Conserve Program, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1994-12-09· cited 509×
• In Re Taylor
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1999-06-29· cited 352×
• Kolitch v. Lindedahl
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1985-07-22· cited 166×
• Majestic Realty Associates, Inc. v. Toti Contracting Co.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1959-07-06· cited 104×
• Polyard v. Terry
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1978-06-27· cited 96×
• Cavuoti v. New Jersey Transit Corp.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1999-08-10· cited 94×
• Baldasarre v. Butler
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1993-03-11· cited 88×
• Wolczak v. National Electric Products Corp.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1961-03-06· cited 83×
• Vincitore v. New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2001-07-19· cited 83×
• Brown v. Brown
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1981-06-11· cited 77×
• Holloway v. State
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1991-07-29· cited 74×
• Polyard v. Terry
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1979-05-17· cited 71×
• Dawson v. Bunker Hill Plaza Associates
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1996-04-10· cited 71×
• S.E.W. Friel Co. v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1977-04-20· cited 69×
• Handleman v. Cox
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1963-01-21· cited 53×
• Gibilterra v. Rosemawr Homes, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1955-06-20· cited 52×
• State v. Freudenberger
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2002-06-12· cited 52×
• Mavrikidis v. Petullo
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1998-03-11· cited 50×
• Bahrle v. Exxon Corp.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1996-07-09· cited 49×