Sylvester J. Lynch, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Borough of Edgewater, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the term “field training” in R.S. 38:23-1 refers only to unit training in field operations, not attendance at a service school, and therefore the statute does not obligate the municipality to pay the plaintiff’s salary during his leave. The Court also upheld the constitutionality of the statute as a valid general law serving a public purpose.