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Graham v. Asbury Park

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Apr 2, 1962
179 A.2d 520 (N.J. 1962)

Opinion

Argued February 20, 1962 —

Decided April 2, 1962.

Mr. Roger H. McGlynn argued the cause for the plaintiffs-respondents ( Mr. Charles Frankel, attorney; Mr. John Russo, on the brief).

Mr. Robert V. Carton argued the cause for the defendant-appellant ( Mr. Ascenzio R. Albarelli, City Attorney for the City of Asbury Park, attorney for and of counsel with defendant-appellant).


The opinion of the court was delivered


We affirm for the reasons expressed by Judge Freund in Graham v. Asbury Park, 69 N.J. Super. 256 ( App. Div. 1961). Since the parties before us have not raised the issue of mitigation (compare D'Elia v. Jersey City, 57 N.J. Super. 466 ( App. Div. 1959) with Miele v. McGuire, 31 N.J. 339 (1960)) we find no present occasion for dealing with it. See Lowenstein v. Newark Bd. of Education, 35 N.J. 94, 124 (1961); McGrath v. Jersey City, 70 N.J. Super. 143, 147 ( Law Div. 1961). We do, however, repeat the suggestion made in De Marco v. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders of Bergen County, 21 N.J. 136, 147 (1956), and more recently in Miele v. McGuire, supra, 31 N.J., at 351 , that the Legislature give consideration to the adoption of a specific enactment dealing comprehensively with the subject and measure of the allowance of back pay to municipal, county and state officers and employees who are suspended pending trial or hearing on indictment or charges and are later acquitted or otherwise vindicated. Cf. Cal. Gov. Code, § 19584; N.Y. Civil Service Law, McKinney's Consol. Laws, c. 7, §§ 77, 75(3); Mullane v. McKenzie, 269 N.Y. 369, 199 N.E. 624, 103 A.L.R. 758 (1936), reargument denied 270 N.Y. 563, 200 N.E. 319 (1936).

For affirmance — Justices JACOBS, FRANCIS, PROCTOR, HALL, SCHETTINO and HANEMAN — 6.

For reversal — None.


Summaries of

Graham v. Asbury Park

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Apr 2, 1962
179 A.2d 520 (N.J. 1962)
Case details for

Graham v. Asbury Park

Case Details

Full title:JOHN GRAHAM AND DAVID JONES, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. CITY OF ASBURY…

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Apr 2, 1962

Citations

179 A.2d 520 (N.J. 1962)
179 A.2d 520

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