Legal Opinion
Russo v. Walsh
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 25, 1955PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wachenfeld, J.
The primary inquiry here is whether or not the power conferred upon the Governor by Art. Y, Sec. IY, par. 5, of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, to remove state officers and employees from their positions, includes the power to suspend them pending a hearing. We think it does.
Judgment was entered in the Superior Court, Law Division, 31 N. J. Super. 558 (1954), dismissing a civil action in lieu of prerogative writ brought by the plaintiff, Louis J. Russo, against Harry A. Walsh, Chief Examiner and Secretary of the State Civil…
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