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WARD v. KEENAN

3 N.J. 298 (1949)

70 A.2d 77

EDWARD J. WARD, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JOHN B. KEENAN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF NEWARK; FRANK A. O'NEIL, CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK; RALPH A. VILLANI, STEPHEN J. MORAN, LEO P. CARLIN, MEYER C. ELLENSTEIN AND JOHN B. KEENAN, COMPRISING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 5, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles Handler argued the cause for the appellants (Mr. George B. Astley on the brief).

Mr. Gerald T. Foley argued the cause for the respondent.

The opinion of the court was delivered by VANDERBILT, C.J.

The plaintiff, a police officer of the City of Newark since 1924, applied for and was granted a leave of absence without pay for a period from February 1, 1949, to May 31, 1949, to enable him to become a candidate in the city commission election in Newark on May 10th. In the course of the campaign and while on leave of absence he distributed literature and made several speeches and radio addresses in a number...

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