APPLICATION OF JAMES T. MURPHY, ET AL.


101 N.J. Super. 163 (1968)

243 A.2d 832

APPLICATION OF JAMES T. MURPHY TO CONTEST THE ELECTION OF WILLIAM K. METTLER TO THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF DOROTHY HEIR TO CONTEST THE ELECTION OF KENNETH KING TO THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN OF THE THIRD WARD OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF PETER M. ABEL TO CONTEST THE ELECTION OF ROBERT F. MILLER TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 19:29-1, ET SEQ. WILLIAM K. METTLER, INCUMBENT-APPELLANT, v. JAMES T. MURPHY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 24, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mrs. Sylvia B. Pressler and Mr. Michael L. Scherby argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Okin, Pressler & Scherby, attorneys).

Mr. George S. Grabow argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Grabow, Verp & Rosenfelt, attorneys).

Before Judges GAULKIN, LEWIS and KOLOVSKY.


The opinion of the court was delivered by KOLOVSKY, J.A.D.

At the general election held in the City of Englewood on November 7, 1967, Mettler, King and Miller were the Democratic candidates and Murphy, Heir and Abel, the Republican candidates for the offices of Councilman-at-Large, Councilman of the Third Ward and Mayor, respectively. The election returns showed the Democratic candidates to be the winners, Mettler by a majority of 17 votes, King by a majority of 376...

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