Fletcher v. City of Newark

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in behalf of plaintiff in the sum of $5,906.45 plus interest and costs. The aforesaid amount represents the admitted earnings of plaintiff during his suspension. Most of the significant facts appear in the published opinion of the trial judge, and we will not repeat them in detail. Briefly, plaintiff, a policeman, was indicted for misfeasance in office which resulted in his suspension without pay from the police force. Thereafter, he was tried and acquitted by a jury and restored to his job by the city. His claim for $23,329.85 in withheld…