AKRIDGE v. BARRES


122 N.J. Super. 476 (1973)

300 A.2d 866

DEREK THOMAS AKRIDGE AND THE BRONZE SHIELDS, INC., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ANTHONY BARRES, CHIEF OF POLICE, CITY OF NEWARK, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John C. Love, attorney for the appellants (Mr. Joseph Charles, on the brief).

Mr. William H. Walls, attorney for the respondent (Mr. Althear A. Lester, on the brief).

Before Judges LORA, ALLCORN and CRANE.


PER CURIAM.

It is no longer open to question that the members of a police department "in many respects constitute a military organization," 16 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations (3d ed., 1972 rev'd vol.), § 45.16, at 621, and as such are necessarily subject to reasonable regulations having to do with discipline and morale. Ward v. Keenan, 3 N.J. 298 (1949); Rivell v. Civil Service Commission,

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