ANDERSON v. SILLS


143 N.J. Super. 432 (1976)

363 A.2d 381

DENISE ANDERSON, WILLIAM ANDERSON, ROBERT W. CASTLE, ARLENE LATKO, JOEL MYRON, ADRIAN TENHOR AND JERSEY CITY BRANCH OF NAACP, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOSE PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILARLY SITUATED, PLAINTIFFS, v. ARTHUR J. SILLS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, STEVEN NESTOR, POLICE CHIEF OF JERSEY CITY, GEORGE N. BONNELLI, SHERIFF OF HUDSON COUNTY, AND GEORGE WHELAN, POLICE DIRECTOR OF JERSEY CITY, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CLASS OF POLICE CHIEFS, COUNTY SHERIFFS, MUNICIPAL, COUNTY AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided July 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank Askin and Ms. Annamay T. Sheppard for plaintiffs (Mr. Jonathan M. Hyman, of counsel).

Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General of New Jersey (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. Jerry Sokol for the Borough of Freehold.

Mr. Matthew J. Scola for the City of Newark


KENTZ, J.S.C.

This litigation was born in 1969 and the issues presented are still before the court for resolution. For a complete review of the history of this case and a recitation of the facts, I refer the reader to Judge Matthews' opinion in 106 N.J.Super. 545 (Ch. Div. 1969) and the Supreme Court opinion by former Chief Justice Weintraub reported in 56 N.J. 210 (1970).1...

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