OUGHTON v. BOARD OF FIRE COMM'RS, ETC.


178 N.J. Super. 633 (1980)

429 A.2d 1096

SAMUEL E. OUGHTON AND JEANNETTA W. KEYSER, PLAINTIFFS, v. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1, MOORESTOWN TOWNSHIP, BURLINGTON COUNTY ET AL., DEFENDANTS, v. DOVER TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS, DEFENDANTS-INTERVENORS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Burlington County.

Decided September 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Anne Polk O'Meara, for plaintiffs.

Ronald C. Morgan for defendants (Parker, McKay & Criscuolo, attorneys).

There was no appearance for defendants-intervenors.


HAINES, J.S.C.

This matter is before me on remand from the Appellate Division. On May 7, 1979 I decided that it was not permissible for fire commissioners to establish paid positions in fire districts without prior authority from the governing bodies of their municipalities. I also held that they were not authorized to pay certain expenses otherwise budgeted for payment. That decision, reported in Oughton v. Board...

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