SCHAAD v. OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION


72 N.J. 237 (1977)

370 A.2d 449

ROBERT E. SCHAAD, INDIVIDUALLY, AND OCEAN GROVE NEWS SERVICE, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND KENT A. COLE, CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND WILBUR DINEGAR AND JEAN DINEGAR, DEFENDANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Reargued April 6, 1976.

Decided February 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alfred C. Clapp and Mr. Arnold K. Mytelka argued the cause for appellants (Messrs. Clapp and Eisenberg, attorneys; Mr. Clapp and Mr. Mytelka of counsel; Mr. Clapp on the briefs).

Mr. Michael D. Farren argued the cause for respondents.

Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae State of New Jersey (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Skillman of counsel; Mr. Arnold Lakind, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Mr. Theodore Sager Meth submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (Messrs. Meth, Wood, Neff and Cooper, attorneys).


The opinion of the court was delivered by CONFORD, P.J.A.D., temporarily assigned.

The principal adversaries in this litigation are plaintiffs-respondents Robert E. Schaad and his closely held small corporation, Ocean Grove News Service,1 on the one hand, and the defendant-appellant Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association of the United Methodist Church2 (hereafter "Ocean...

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