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HANNAN v. PATERSON

91 N.J. 427 (1982)

452 A.2d 996

JAMES T. HANNAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF PATERSON; MICHAEL ADAMO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PRESIDENT OF PATERSON POLICE P.B.A. LOCAL NO. 1; AND PATERSON POLICE P.B.A. LOCAL NO. 1, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. CITY OF PATERSON, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; LAWRENCE KRAMER, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PATERSON; WILLIAM F. FORBES, AS DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF PATERSON; AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATERSON, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. FIREMEN'S MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 2; FIREMEN'S MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 2A; WILLIAM FILIPPELLI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PRESIDENT OF FIREMEN'S MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 2; AND WILLIAM J. COMER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE PATERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. CITY OF PATERSON, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; LAWRENCE KRAMER, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PATERSON; WILLIAM F. FORBES, AS DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF PATERSON; AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATERSON, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

November 8, 1982.

ORDER

We granted certification in this case because the petition alleged the presence of an important constitutional question with respect to the loss of a claimed fundamental right to an adequate level of police and fire protection guaranteed by N.J.Const. (1947), Art. I, § I.

Assuming, without deciding, that our Constitution incorporates such a guarantee, having considered the briefs and oral argument of the parties and the record below with...

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