SONNHEIM v. MARRIAGE COUNSELOR EXAMINERS BD.


186 N.J. Super. 1 (1982)

450 A.2d 1331

NATHAN SONNHEIM, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. THE STATE BOARD OF MARRIAGE COUNSELOR EXAMINERS IN THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL BOARDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, A BODY POLITIC, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Shar, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Judith A. Yaskin, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, Erminie L. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, and Thomas H. Shar, on the brief).

Emerson L. Darnell argued the cause for respondent (Darnell and Scott, attorneys).

Sterns, Herbert & Weinroth filed a brief for amicus curiae National Association of Social Workers, Inc.

Before Judges FRITZ, ARD and TRAUTWEIN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by FRITZ, P.J.A.D.

The facts in this matter are essentially undisputed. The sole substantive question presented, i.e., the right of a certified social worker to advertise himself as a marriage counselor, is purely a legal one. The trial judge held plaintiff had such a right. The State Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners (Board) has appealed. We affirm, but not wholly for the reasons set forth by the trial judge in her...

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