Roesch v. Ferber

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Goldman^, S. J. A. D.

Defendant appeals from a summary judgment of the Superior Court, Law Division, ordering him to return plaintiff’s fingerprints and photographs for the purpose of destruction. See Roesch v. Berber, 45 N. J. Super. 149 (Law Div. 1957).

Plaintiff, a pre-law college student resident in Middle-town, New York, was arrested by a state trooper in Eamsey, Bergen County, New Jersey, for violating the speed laws. He was taken to police headquarters, where bail was fixed at $50. Not having the money he phoned his father in Middletown, who came…