Marjorie A. Lavin, Appellant v. Board of Education of the City of Hackensack, Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the lower courts, holding that the military service credit under N.J.S.A. 18A:29-11 is a statutory entitlement, not a term of the employment contract, so the six‑year contract statute of limitations does not apply; laches bars any retroactive monetary relief, but the credit may be applied prospectively from September 1978. Justice Pashman dissented, arguing the contract limitations should apply and laches should not bar the claim.