Twp. of Teaneck v. Teaneck Firemen's Mutual Ben

Full title: TOWNSHIP OF TEANECK, Appellant-Appellant, v. TEANECK FIREMEN'S MUTUAL…

Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Oct 1, 2003

177 N.J. 560 (N.J. 2003)

832 A.2d 315

Opinion

A-33 September Term 2002

Argued September 8, 2003

Decided October 1, 2003

On certification to the Superior Court, Appellate Division, whose opinion is reported at 353 N.J. Super. 289 (2002).

CHIEF JUSTICE PORITZ and JUSTICES LONG, VERNIERO, LaVECCHIA, ZAZZALI, ALBIN and WALLACE join in this opinion.

Jeffrey M. Daitz argued the cause for appellant (Peckar Abramson, attorneys; Mr. Daitz, David Lew and Elana Ben-Dov, on the briefs).

David I. Fox argued the cause for respondent Teaneck Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association, Local No. 42 (Fox Fox, attorneys; Mr. Fox and Gregory A. Busch, of counsel and on the brief).

Robert E. Anderson, General Counsel, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission (Mr. Anderson, attorney; Susan E. Galante, Deputy General Counsel, on the brief).

Bruce H. Nagel argued the cause for amicus curiae, New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association (Nagel, Rice, Dreifuss Mazie, attorneys).

PER CURIAM

The judgment is affirmed, substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Collester's opinion of the Appellate Division, reported at 353 N.J. Super. 289 (2002).

CHIEF JUSTICE PORITZ and JUSTICES LONG, VERNIERO, LaVECCHIA, ZAZZALI, ALBIN and WALLACE join in this opinion.