Pondelick v. County of Passaic

The opinion ivas delivered by

Heher, J.

On August 31st, 1927, the prosecutor was duly appointed to the position of court attendant of the county of Passaic, under the provisions of the Civil Service act. 3 Comp. Stat., ch. 176, p. 3795, of the laws of 1930 (Ramph. L. 1930, p. 606). He served in that capacity until January 31st, 1933, when he was notified by the sheriff that, because of a curtailment of the departmental appropriation, he was compelled to reduce the staff of court attendants, and that his services “will no longer be required after January 31st, 1933.” Two days later the sheriff,…