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STEWART v. STEWART

59 N.J. 301 (1971)

282 A.2d 35

JOHN WESLEY STEWART, JR., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. MARIE MINERVA STEWART, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

March 2, 1970.

Decided October 12, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Eldridge Hawkins, Director, Monmouth Legal Services Organization, argued cause for appellant (Mr. Jules L. Rossi, on the brief).

Mr. James D. Coffee, Director, New Jersey State Office of Legal Services, argued amicus curiae (Mr. Carl Lobel, on the brief).

Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, argued amicus curiae (Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. John S. Power, attorney for the respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In 1960 plaintiff John Wesley Stewart, Jr. divorced his wife defendant Marie Minerva Stewart. John was awarded custody of their three children. Some years later Marie sought custody of the children but the Chancery Division, after a full hearing, denied the relief she sought. She appealed to the Appellate Division and applied there for a free stenographic transcript of the proceedings in the Chancery Division, asserting indigency and a constitutional right...

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