59:9-6 - Suits against public employees--judgment or settlement as bar - New Jersey Statutes

59:9-6.  Suits against public employees--judgment or settlement as bar
    a.  Where a claimant has pursued his remedy against a public entity for a claim arising out of the act or omission of a public employee of a public entity, a judgment or settlement shall be a complete bar to suit against the employee in a claim arising from the same subject matter.

    b.  Where a claimant has pursued his remedy against a public employee for a  claim arising out of the act or omission of a public employee of a public entity, a judgment or settlement shall be a complete bar to suit against the entity in a claim arising from the same subject matter.

     L.1972, c. 45, s. 59:9-6.