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· 8/3/1959

Moyant v. Borough of Paramus

Citations

  • 154 A.2d 9
  • 30 N.J. 528
  • 1959 N.J. LEXIS 192

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the use of the standard \satisfactory\ in an ordinance regarding the issuance of solicitor licenses was legally sufficient
  • holding that the use of the standard \satisfactory\ in an ordinance regarding the issuance of solicitor licenses was legally sufficient
  • holding $25 canvassing license as excessive and invalid under state and federal law
  • licensing standard requires finding of such “business and moral character” as deemed “necessary for the protection of the public good”
  • municipality cannot exercise police power for “a purpose to shield the local shopkeepers from lawful competition, and thus to serve private interests in contravention of common rights.”
  • \Registration and licensing are commonly accepted as such reasonable regulatory means . . . .\ (emphasis added)

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Judges: Hall

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