TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTY OF HUNTERDON, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, CHARLES MATHEWS, AUGUST KNISPEL AND CHARLES A. PATKOCHIS, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE NORTH HUNTERDON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, A BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE OF NEW JERSEY, NORMAN GATHANY, HUNTERDON COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND FRED G. BURKE, STATE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
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Argued March 21, 1977.
Decided September 22, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. Richard G. O'Brien argued the cause for appellants (Messrs. Bowers, Rinehart, Murphy and O'Brien, attorneys).
Mr. Wesley L. Lance argued the cause for respondent Board of Education.
Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent State Commissioner (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Skillman, of counsel; Ms. Jane Sommer, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the court was delivered by PASHMAN, J.
Plaintiff in this case, the Township of Franklin, challenges the apportionment of seats on the regional school board of the North Hunterdon Regional High School District. Essentially, it argues that the apportionment formula embodied in N.J.S.A. 18A:13-8, as applied to its district, violates the "one-person, one-vote" rule laid down by the United States Supreme Court...
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