Legal Opinion

Fass v. Roos

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided June 24, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 1060-59PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

This is the aftermath of a New Jersey Sunday Closing Law case which has been fully and fairly litigated and completely resolved. It is prosecuted in good faith but at this stage, it, at the very least, shapes up as bordering on the frivolous.

It started out as a deliberate test case of the New Jersey Sunday Closing Law, N.J.S.A. 2A: 171-5.8 to 171-5.18. There were two plaintiffs at that time, Dave and David Fass. They owned a retail floor covering store in West New York, New Jersey. Floor coverings are specifically included as “home furnishings” within the Sunday sale…

2Cases cited12 opinions

McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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3Cited by1 opinion

State v. Sundaco, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1969