Legal Opinion
Catania v. Haberle
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 10, 1991PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
WILENTZ, C.J.
The Passaic County Republican Committee and the Bergen County Republican Committee selected plaintiff Frank Catania as their party’s candidate to run in a special election for the New Jersey Assembly. As explained below, the primary that preceded the special election failed to produce a Republican candidate. The Republican County Committees took the position that such failure resulted in a vacancy that they were empowered to fill. Therefore, after the primary they filled the vacancy by selecting plaintiff Catania as the Eepublican…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hutson v. BassNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Wene v. MeynerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Kilmurray v. GilfertSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Sadloch v. AllanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
- Fields v. HoffmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Schundler v. PaulsenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
- Fulbrook v. ReynoldsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
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