Simone v. Peters

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Colie, J.

This writ brings up for review a judgment of conviction in the Mayor’s Court of Fanwood. The complaint charged the prosecutor with a violation of the zoning ordinance of Fanwood in that he conducted the business of cleaning and pressing clothes in a residence zone.

The property was purchased by the present owner in 1926 when the apartment on the second floor was occupied and the two rooms on the ground floor were occupied by the United States Post Office and the Fanwood Public Library. The post office was moved out in 1929 and the library in…