GAUER v. ESSEX COUNTY DIV. OF WELFARE


108 N.J. 140 (1987)

528 A.2d 1

FRANK GAUER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESSEX COUNTY WELFARE BOARD AND DIVISION RETIREES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ESSEX COUNTY DIVISION OF WELFARE, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Reichstein argued the cause for appellant (Beck, Reichstein & Guidone, attorneys).

Norman Schulaner, Assistant County Counsel, argued the cause for respondent (David H. Ben-Asher, Essex County Counsel, attorney).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

The Division of Welfare of the County of Essex discontinued certain benefits that it had been paying to certain retired employees. As a result, plaintiff, a retired employee aggrieved by this decision, brought suit on behalf of other similarly situated retired employees challenging its validity. The narrow issue raised by this litigation is the statutory authority of Essex...

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