Musicians' Protective Union v. Jersey City

This appeal is from a summary judgment in favor of the defendants, entered in the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, Hudson County, on December 11, 1948, in a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ.

The relief sought by plaintiffs was that an ordinance of the City of Jersey City, entitled "An ordinance concerning the regulation of public places in the City of Jersey City wherein food or drink, or both, are consumed on the premises," adopted December 16, 1930, "be declared illegal and void in its entirety and be set aside as a nullity." This ordinance makes it unlawful "for any person,…