Legal Opinion
Mettler v. Murphy
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 24, 1968PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kolovsky, J. A. D.
At the general election held in the City of Englewood on November 7, 1967, Mettler, King and Miller were the Democratic candidates and Murphy, Heir and Abel, the Republican candidates for the offices of Councilman-at-Large, Councilman of the Third Ward and Mayor, respectively. The election returns showed the Democratic candidates to be the winners, Mettler by a majority of 17 votes, King by a majority of 376 votes and Miller by a majority of 136 votes.
A recount under N. J. S. A. 19 :28-l increased Mettler’s majority by one, an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wilkinson v. McGillCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
- In Re Keogh-DwyerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Brogan v. BoehnerNebraska Supreme Court · 1963
- In re the Contest of the Alleged Election of DonahayMonmouth County Circuit Court, N.J. · 1943
- In re Sugar Creek Local School DistrictPutnam County Court of Common Pleas · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Application of James T. MurphyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
- In Re Petition of Fifteen Registered Voters, Cty. of SussexNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- Longo v. D'ApiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989