GALLAGHER v. IRVINGTON


184 N.J. Super. 225 (1982)

445 A.2d 477

JOSEPH P. GALLAGHER, PLAINTIFF, v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF IRVINGTON, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Essex County.

Decided March 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan S. Singer and Henry Furst for plaintiff (Brown, Brown & Furst, attorneys).

Henry E. Rzemieniewski for defendant Mayor of the Town of Irvington.

Samuel J. Zucker for Municipal Council of the Town of Irvington.

William E. Graves for defendant-intervenor (Petit-Clair & Graves, attorneys).


BAIME, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

This case presents novel questions pertaining to the construction of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-9.4. That statute confers a preference with respect to a resident who achieves "the same final average score" as a nonresident in a promotional examination for appointment to a position in a municipal fire department. More specifically, the statute provides that a resident must be appointed in the event his test score equals that of a nonresident...

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