Legal Opinion
Merlino v. Borough of Midland Park
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 27, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
LaVECCHIA, J.
At issue in this appeal is the meaning of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126(b), a statute governing the conferral of tenure on construction code officials. More particularly, we are called on to determine wheth*4er Anthony Merlino achieved tenure as the Code Official of the Borough of Midland Park when he served a second four-year term after a ten day break in service. We hold that he did not.
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The case arose when Merlino filed a complaint in lieu of prerogative writs against officials of the Borough of Midland Park (collectively the governing body)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Aeronautical Communications Equipment, Inc. v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re Local 195, IFPTESupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Sheeran v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Spiewak v. Rutherford Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
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