Case Name: FRANCES L. FUNK, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH F. ULEAU, JR., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT
Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1980-03-04
Citations: 172 N.J. Super. 458
Docket Number: 
Parties: FRANCES L. FUNK, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH F. ULEAU, JR., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Superior Court Reports
Volume: 172
Pages: 458–458

Head Matter:
FRANCES L. FUNK, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH F. ULEAU, JR., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division
Argued February 26, 1980
Decided March 4, 1980.
Before Judges FRITZ, KOLE and LANE.
J. Llewellyn Mathews argued the cause for appellant (Apell, Howard and Mathews, attorneys).
William A. Garrigle argued the cause for respondent (Casby, Garrigle & Cheirici,- attorneys; Frank A. Salvati on the brief).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm substantially for the reasons set forth by Judge Haines in his opinion in the trial court, 169 N.J.Super. 226 (Law Div.1979), except that our agreement with that opinion should not be deemed to reflect a unanimous agreement on our part with the expression of our brethren in Clay v. N. J. Special Joint Underwriting Ass'n, 160 N.J.Super. 188 (App.Div.1978). We need not undertake a reconsideration of the principles of Clay at this time since appellant's decedent was not and, of course, now can never be in an occupational status because of his disability. The circumstances with which we deal are thus distinguishable and clearly beyond the coverage mandated by the statute or in the policy.