CITY OF BAYONNE v. DOUGHERTY


34 N.J. 240 (1961)

168 A.2d 37

CITY OF BAYONNE, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, APPELLANT-RESPONDENT, v. THOMAS J. DOUGHERTY, DENNIS P. COLLINS, WALTER A. NUGENT AND OWEN LAVAN, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS, AND DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William L. Boyan, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for the appellant Department of Civil Service (Mr. David D. Furman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. William Rubin argued the cause for the respondent City of Bayonne.


The opinion of the court was delivered PER CURIAM.

In Bayonne v. Dougherty, 59 N.J.Super. 288 (App. Div. 1960), the Appellate Division held that the Civil Service Commission had no authority to review the allegedly discriminatory denial of increments to certain employees in Bayonne's Sewer Department. The employees never sought review of the Appellate Division's judgment and we were advised at oral argument that...

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