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Orzech v. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division (2009) | 985 A.2d 189; 411 N.J. Super. 198

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TL;DR: A university was sued for negligence after an intoxicated student fell from his dorm window. The court held the university was immune from suit under the Charitable Immunity Act, finding the student was still a "beneficiary" of its educational works despite his and the university's violations of its alcohol policy.

Legal Significance: A charitable organization's simple negligence in performing its charitable works, or a plaintiff's own contributory negligence, does not strip the plaintiff of their "beneficiary" status for purposes of the Charitable Immunity Act.