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AUTO-RITE SUPPLY CO. v. WOODBRIDGE TWP.

25 N.J. 188 (1957)

135 A.2d 515

AUTO-RITE SUPPLY CO., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, ET ALS., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMEN OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE, AND THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided October 21, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert N. Wilentz argued the cause for the defendants-appellants (Mr. Nathan Duff, attorney; Mr. Elias A. Kanter, of counsel).

Mr. John Toolan argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellees (Messrs. Jacobson & Winter, attorneys; Messrs. Toolan, Haney & Romond, of counsel; Mr. Sam Weiss, on the brief).

The opinion of the court was delivered by BURLING, J.

The Township of Woodbridge enacted an ordinance "to encourage the observance of Sundays to preserve the public peace and order and to promote the public health by repose and quiet on the day assigned for rest," but only the sale of the following items has been prohibited under pain of fine or imprisonment:

general household electrical appliances home furnishings and...

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