Housing Authority of Newark v. Norfolk Realty Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pashman, J.

This is a condemnation case presenting three main issues. Pirst, the Court is called upon to decide whether a condemnee can recover severance damages with respect to a parcel of land which is not physically contiguous to the property condemned but which is used as a unit. Second, the Court must determine if ownership by an identical entity of both the condemned portion and the remaining parcel is a prerequisite for recovery of severance damages. Pin ally, we are asked to clarify N. J. S. A. 20:3-13(b) by deciding whether it requires the…