Township of Teaneck v. Mercer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Case, J.

The Township of Teaneck instituted, before Mr. Justice Bodine, proceedings under R. S. 20:1-1 et seq., to condemn the property of James Binkov and Eva Binkov, husband and wile, for park purposes. The proceedings moved regularly to the filing of the report by the commissioners in condemnation. Thereafter the township, by action of its governing body, resolved that the condemnation proceedings be abandoned, that the notice of lis pendens, filed in accordance with the statute, should be discharged and that “any costs, expenses and counsel fees of…