Legal Opinion
Jersey City Redevelopment Agency v. Tug & Barge Urban Renewal Corp.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 16, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUMPHREYS, A.J.S.C.
The clash between landholders and the State over rights to tidelands has engaged our jurisprudence for many years.* This case is another chapter in that struggle.
Plaintiff JCRA condemned land owned by Tug and Barge. Some of the land is tideland and therefore subject to claims of the State under the Public Trust Doctrine. Bor. of Neptune City v. Bor. of Avon-By-the-Sea, 61 N.J. 296, 308 (1972). The State and Tug and Barge have agreed to a settlement of the State’s tideland claim. The Tidelands Resource Council has approved the settlement. However, JCRA will not consent to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Judson v. Peoples Bank & Trust Co. of WestfieldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- F.M.C. Stores Co. v. Borough of Morris PlainsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Borough of Neptune City v. Borough of Avon-By-The-SeaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Yanow v. Seven Oaks Park, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- O'Neill v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City Council v. BrownNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
- Jersey City Redevelopment Agency v. Tug & Barge Urban Renewal Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988