Town of West New York v. Bock

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

This is a civil service case. The respondent Bock, a fireman of the Town of West 'Hew York in the classified service, was dismissed from his position by the appointing authority after a hearing on charges. He appealed to the Civil Service Commission which, following a de novo hearing, reduced the penalty to suspension without pay for a period of approximately 15 months. On appeals from the Commission’s judgment by both the town and Bock, B. B. 4:88-8, the Appellate Division modified the punish ment to a 6 months’ suspension but otherwise…