Mullins v. First Night Wayne

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WEFING, J.A.D.

The Township of Wayne has appealed from a judgment entered against it following a bench trial in the Special Civil Part of the Law Division. We reverse.

In the early part of 1997, certain residents of Wayne met with the Township’s Director of Parks and Recreation and explained that they were forming a volunteer organization known as First Night Wayne. The purpose of First Night Wayne was to organize and run a variety of non-alcohol-related entertainment events within the Township for New Year’s Eve. They explained that similar events had…