Case Name: GLADYS FIELDING, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF PATERSON AND THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF PATERSON, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1963-01-21
Citations: 39 N.J. 85
Docket Number: 
Parties: GLADYS FIELDING, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF PATERSON AND THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF PATERSON, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 39
Pages: 85–85

Head Matter:
GLADYS FIELDING, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF PATERSON AND THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF PATERSON, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
Argued January 7, 1963
Decided January 21, 1963.
Mr. David W. Hanis argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants.
Mr. Theodore D. Rosenberg, City Counsel, argued the cause for defendants-respondents, The City of Paterson and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Paterson.
Mr. Harold D. Green argued the cause for defendant-respondent, The Board of Education of the City of Paterson.

Opinion:
Pee Curiam.
We affirm on the opinion of Judge Collester reported in 76 N. J. Super. 50 (Ch. Div. 1962) except we find it unnecessary to pass upon the issue of laches.
We note that the records of the then Governor, filed in the State Bureau of Archives and History, reveal that Chapter 305, Laws of 1947 which added to R. S. 40:60-39 the provision that: "A prior dedication or use for park purposes of such land or any part thereof shall not be deemed to preclude a transfer and conveyance thereof under the provisions of this section," was sponsored by the Board of Education of the City of Passaic to the end that, as here, a high school could be erected on lands theretofore used for park purposes. We gather that the amendment was sought to avoid any doubt which might arise from other statutes relating to park property.
Hall, J., concurring in result.
For affirmance — Chief Justice Weintraub, and Justices Jacobs, Francis, Proctor, Hall, Schettino and Hane-man — 7.
For reversal — None.