Case Name: FRANCES HART, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. BOROUGH OF HAWTHORNE, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1938-09-16
Citations: 121 N.J.L. 135
Docket Number: 
Parties: FRANCES HART, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. BOROUGH OF HAWTHORNE, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 121
Pages: 135–136

Head Matter:
FRANCES HART, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. BOROUGH OF HAWTHORNE, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Argued May 19, 1938
Decided September 16, 1938.
For the appellant, Meyer Lobsenz.
For the respondent, Alexander M. MacLeod (I. Arthur Weiss, of counsel).

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The opinion of the Supreme Court sufficiently advises as to the facts of this case. After study of the argument and citations suggested by counsel we conclude that the action of the Supreme Court in affirming the trial court was correct and that its judgment should be affirmed. We wish only to point out that the question involved appears to he controlled by Pamph. L. 1925, ch. 239, now being Rev. Stat. 40:11-7, wherein it is declared:
"Any person who has or shall have, held, de facto, any office or position in the public service of any county or municipality, and who has or shall have performed the duties thereof, shall be entitled to the emoluments and compensation appropriate to such office or position for the time in fact so held and may recover therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction, notwithstanding any refusal or failure of any other person or officer."
The judgment of the Supreme Court is affirmed.
For affirmance — -The Chancellor, Case, Bodine, Donges, Heher, Perskie, Porter, Hetfield, Dear, Wells, WolfsKeil, Rafferty, Walker, JJ. 13.
For reversal — None.