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Mason v. City of Paterson

WILLIAM MASON, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS v. CITY OF PATERSON, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF PATERSON, ETC., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS AND v. ARTHUR DWYER, ACTING MAYOR, ETC., AND CROSS-RESPONDENTS CITY OF PATERSON, ETC. v. ARTHUR C. DWYER, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS

Mason v. City of Paterson, 303 A.2d 84 (N.J. 1973)
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Supreme Court of New Jersey · State Highest Courts
Decided
April 9, 1973
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Pur
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303 A.2d 8462 N.J. 4711973 N.J. LEXIS 260
Cited by 5 2 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court — Pur

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Pur Curiam.

The (rial court held, among other things, that the statute establishing the form of government for the City of Paterson was unconstitutional. 120 N. J. Super. 184 .(Law Div. 1972).. On motion, we certified the appeals prior to consideration in the Appellate Division.

The judgment is affirmed substantially for the reasons given by the trial court. There is reserved to the trial court authority to amend the timetable in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of the judgment if circumstances shall so warrant.

For affirmance — Chief Justice Weintraub, Justices Jacobs, Proctor, Hall, Mountain and Sullivan and Judge Oonford — 7.

For reversal — Hone.

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Cited by 5 cases

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1976: 21980: 11982: 12010: 119762026peak 1976 · 2

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  1. Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human Services9 A.3d 882 (N.J. 2010)
  2. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. v. Glaser365 A.2d 1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1976)
  3. Newark Superior Officers Ass'n v. Newark455 A.2d 81 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1982)
  4. Toms River Affiliates v. DEPT., ENVIRON. PROTEC.355 A.2d 679 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1976)
  5. Kenney v. East Brunswick Tp.410 A.2d 713 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1980)

Most recent

  1. Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human Services9 A.3d 882 (N.J. 2010)
  2. Newark Superior Officers Ass'n v. Newark455 A.2d 81 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1982)
  3. Kenney v. East Brunswick Tp.410 A.2d 713 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1980)
  4. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. v. Glaser365 A.2d 1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1976)
  5. Toms River Affiliates v. DEPT., ENVIRON. PROTEC.355 A.2d 679 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1976)

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