Department of Health, State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Peter Roselle

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the contempt proceeding was civil, not criminal, and therefore appealable, and that the trial court's injunction was too vague to support a finding of contempt, requiring remand to an administrative hearing under the Air Pollution Control Act. The Court reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the trial court's judgment. Justice Francis dissented, arguing that the majority’s procedural revisions should await rule‑making.