Weaver v. Township of North Bergen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachenfeld, J.

In 1944 the plaintiff was appointed secretary to the Director of Public Safety of the defendant township. In 1947 the township, by referendum, adopted the provisions of the Civil Service Act and thereafter the plaintiff was classified in the exempt division of the classified service pursuant to R. 8. ll:22-26(d).

On August 3, 1949, the plaintiff’s employment was terminated by the then Director of Public Safety on the charge- that he had been absent-from his duties for five consecutive •days without leave of absence and without notice to…