Legal Opinion
Meglino v. Township Committee of Eagleswood
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 2, 1986PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
The central issue in these appeals is whether a municipality that operates its own water or sewer-treatment works may include in its rate or connection charges for a service area of the community a component to recover portions of the capital costs of the system.
The Appellate Division in Meglino v. Township Comm. of Eagleswood, 197 N.J.Super. 296 and Law Division in Kaplan & Sons Constr. Corp. v. Borough of Sayreville essentially held that unless the municipality were to create an authority to operate the works, it could not include a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Lake Intervale Homes, Inc. v. Township of Parsippany-Troy HillsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Whelan v. New Jersey Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Deerfield Estates, Inc. v. Township of East BrunswickSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Potter v. Village Bank of New JerseyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
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