MELICK v. TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD


294 N.J. Super. 386 (1996)

683 A.2d 584

ELLEN Z. MELICK AND KIMBERLY SCHIERECK, PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS, v. TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD AND DONALD NIECE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS MAYOR OF THE TOWNSHIP, DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Klausner, argued the cause for appellants (Klausner & Hunter, attorneys; Mr. Klausner, of counsel and on the brief; James P. Madden, on the brief).

Sharon Handrock Moore, argued the cause for respondents (Gebhardt & Kiefer, attorneys; Ms. Moore, of counsel and on the brief; Deborah B. Rosenthal, on the brief).

Before Judges PETRELLA, WALLACE and KIMMELMAN.


WALLACE, J.A.D.

This is an action for wrongful discharge brought by Ellen Melick and Kimberly Schiereck, respectively, the former municipal court clerk and deputy court clerk for the Township of Oxford. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants, Township of Oxford and Donald Niece, the Mayor, fired them for reporting their concerns about poor air quality in the Oxford Municipal building where they worked and claimed that defendants' actions violated their rights under the...

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