Edward M. Pyatt, Charles W. Smith, Stephen J. Briskey, Arnold B. Engelhardt, Edward B. Dix, and J. C. Griffith…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the Appellate Division and remanded the case, directing the lower court to set aside two borough ordinances that vacated a portion of South Avenue and created a detour street. The Court held that the appellants had standing and that the ordinances were voidable because council members who voted had a direct personal interest, violating the principle that a person may not be a judge in his own cause.