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IN RE LEARY

91 N.J. 151 (1982)

450 A.2d 504

IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES A. LEARY.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 20, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Weigel, Special Counsel, argued the cause for appellant City of Elizabeth Police Department (Frank P. Trocino, City Attorney, attorney).

Janet Share Zatz, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Civil Service Commission (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Erminie L. Conley, former Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

The sole issue in this case is whether municipal residency, for purposes of receiving preference in initial police officer hiring, should be determined at the closing date for the Civil Service examination or the actual appointment date.

The Civil Service Commission and the Appellate Division held that the relevant date was the closing date for the examination. We...

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