ALICEA v. NTS.


244 N.J. Super. 119 (1990)

581 A.2d 900

BENJAMIN ALICEA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. NEW BRUNSWICK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND ROBERT A. WHITE, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Sweet argued the cause for appellant (Sweet & Connelly, attorneys; Thomas W. Sweet of counsel; Thomas W. Sweet and Alan G. Hempel on the brief).

Aron M. Schwartz argued the cause for respondent (Vogel, Chait, Schwartz & Collins, attorneys; Aron M. Schwartz of counsel; Aron M. Schwartz and Marc E. Alterman on the brief).

The American Civil Liberties Union submitted an amicus curiae brief (Ronald K. Chen, Rutgers Law School, counsel of record; Eric Neisser and Elizabeth Miller, American Civil Liberties Union, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges PRESSLER, BAIME and ARNOLD M. STEIN.


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

This appeal presents difficult questions concerning the jurisdiction of a civil court over an employment contract dispute between a theological seminary and a faculty member. Plaintiff, an ordained minister, instituted this action in the Law Division, alleging that the New Brunswick Theological Seminary (NTS), an educational institution affiliated with the Reformed...

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