N.J.S.A. 59:9-6 — Suits against public employees--judgment or settlement as bar

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.

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