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KENNEDY v. CITY OF NEWARK

29 N.J. 178 (1959)

148 A.2d 473

JEROME M. KENNEDY, HARRIS SILVERMAN, DOROTHEA FARLEY, FANNIE WOODIE, SEYMOUR CHARLES, PIERCE FELLOWS, ANGELO STORINO, ANTHONY CAVANNA, JULIUS SCHORR, CARLTON SWAIM, ADDISON HIGGINS, JOHN LACEY, MARJORIE E. LYNN, MARY M. McCLOSKEY, AND FRED SIANO, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. CITY OF NEWARK, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 16, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James E. Abrams argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Vincent P. Torppey, Corporation Counsel, attorney; Mr. James E. Abrams, of counsel; Messrs. Thomas M. Kane and Joseph A. Ward, on the brief)

Mr. Robert L. Hood argued the cause for respondents (Mr. Robert L. Hood, attorney).

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

Plaintiffs attack the validity of an ordinance of the City of Newark which requires all of its officers and employees to reside in the city as a condition for continued employment. The Law Division adjudged the ordinance to be invalid. We certified defendant's appeal on our motion before consideration of it by the Appellate Division.

The ordinance was adopted in 1932. After reciting the enactment of...

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