Supreme Court of New Jersey

Irving Reingold and Philip Stark, Partners Doing Business as Rein Motors, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Harry C. Harper…

January 8, 19516 N.J. 182

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the statute regulating gasoline self‑service as a valid exercise of the police power, finding a rational relation to public health and safety. Justice Wachenfeld dissented, arguing the ban is arbitrary and exceeds the state's authority.