Strahlendorff v. Board of Education of Township of Ridgefield Park

• Decision Date: 28 February 1939
• Citation: Strahlendorff v. Bd. of Educ. of Ridgefield Park Tp., 17 N.J.Misc. 51, 4 A.2d 848 (N.J. 1939)
• Parties: ANITA STRAHLENDORFF, PETITIONER, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOWNSHIP OF RIDGEFIELD PARK, RESPONDENT
• Court: New Jersey Department of Labor-Workmen's Compensation Bureau

4 A.2d 848

STRAHLENDORFF

v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RIDGEFIELD PARK TP.

New Jersey Department of Labor—Workmen's Compensation Bureau.

Feb. 28, 1939.

Proceedings under the Workmen's Compensation Act by Anita Strahlendorff against the Board of Education of Township of Ridgefield Park.On determination of facts and rule for judgment.

Petition dismissed, and judgment entered in favor of respondent.

Abram A. Lebson, of Englewood, for petitioner.

Cox & Walburg, of Newark, for respondent.

JOHN C. WEGNER, DeputyCommissioner.

1.The petitioner testified that she was a French teacher working at the Ridgefield Park school.On January 25th, 1938, somewhere around 12:45 she fell on the sidewalk in front of the school steps.She testified that she had gone to lunch and upon her return from lunch had not yet reported to the school or entered the school building.She testified as to certain rules and regulations and requirements of teachers having to do with their responsibility for the conduct of school children going to and from school.She was presented with certain photographs but did not care to identify any of them as indicating the corner or place where the accident occurred.She further seemed to be unable to state what caused her to fall, that is whether it was by reason of the curb or sidewalk or the condition of the place where she was walking.It appears that the sidewalk in front of the school was concrete and except for that portion directly in front of the steps, has a grass plot on either side; a section of grass being between the inside edge of the walk and the school building and the outside edge of the walk and the curb.She was presented with a statement which she admitted she signed and read and it appears at the...