Town of West New York, a Municipal Corporation of the State of New Jersey, Appellant v. Harry Bock and Department…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s judgment that a six‑month suspension without pay was the proper penalty for fireman Bock’s tardiness, holding that the Civil Service Commission may modify municipal disciplinary penalties and that the six‑month suspension limit is mandatory, while also confirming the court’s authority to set the penalty itself.