Township Committee of Mount Olive Tp. v. Vital
| Decision Date | 19 February 1951 |
| Citation | 78 A.2d 845,11 N.J.Super. 608 |
| Parties | TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF MOUNT OLIVE TP. et al. v. VITAL. |
| Court | New Jersey County Court |
Robert M. Davis, Morristown, for plaintiffs-respondents.
Scerbo, Porzio & Kennelly, Morristown, for defendant-appellant.
BARRETT, J.C.C.
The Chairman of the Police Committee of Mount Olive Township preferred charges against the defendant-appellant, who had been chief of police for some time, for violating rules and regulations of the local police department. He was tried before the township committee and found guilty of violating a number of specifications set forth in the charges.
Defendant-appellant appealed to the County Court for a trial de novo under R.S. 40:47--10, N.J.S.A. The Township of Mount Olive does not operate under the provisions of the Civil Service Act.
Plaintiffs-respondents claim that the County Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal under R.S. 40:47--10, N.J.S.A., and contend that the case of Winberry v. Salisbury, 5 N.J. 240, 74 A.2d 406, is controlling and that under the decision in that case the rules of court supersede the statute insofar as they affect practice and procedure. Plaintiffs-respondents argue that because prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1947 the action of the township committee could have been contested by a writ of certiorari, and since actions by prerogative writs have been superseded under Rule 3:81 this matter should have been taken to the Law Division of the Superior Court.
Plaintiffs-respondents concede that prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1947 defendant-appellant might have proceeded either by certiorari or by appeal to the County Court under the statute referred to.
In the case of Winberry v. Salisbury, supra, a rule of court had been promulgated definitely changing the procedure set forth in the statute that was contested. In the case under consideration there is no rule of court nullifying or changing the procedure under R.S. 40:47--10, N.J.S.A., unless it can be construed that Rule 3:81--2 does that. In my opinion the statute referred to sets forth the practice and procedure to be followed in case of an appeal such as we are considing.
It is my opinion that Rule 3:81--2 refers only to proceedings in lieu of prerogative writs and does not affect other methods of procedure that were in effect at the time of the adoption of the rules.
Rule 3:81--2 must be considered in connection with Rule 3:81--1...
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