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LIGE v. TOWN OF MONTCLAIR

72 N.J. 5 (1976)

367 A.2d 833

CHARLES S. LIGE AND GILBERT H. FRANCIS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, APPELLANTS, v. TOWN OF MONTCLAIR; MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided November 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellants (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Skillman of counsel; Mr. Raymond A. Nobel, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Ms. Margaret C. Poles, a member of the Virginia Bar, argued the cause for amicus curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Mr. Richard S. Cohen, attorney).

Mr. Joseph C. Dickson, Jr. argued the cause for respondents.

Mr. Bernard A. Kuttner submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and Columbian Coalition, Inc. (Messrs. Kuttner and Toner, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by SCHREIBER, J.

In a complaint filed with the Division of Civil Rights, Charles S. Lige charged the Town of Montclair with violating the Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq., by refusing to hire him as a fireman because he was black. He averred that he had applied for a fireman's position and had failed a written test taken on November 6, 1971. This complaint was amended to allege that the testing...

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