Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Township of Edison
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 7, 1992PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This is a municipal-tax case involving the valuation of Ford Motor Company’s auto-assembly plant in Edison, New Jersey. The Ford Motor Company (Ford) challenged the local property tax assessments for the years 1983, 1984, and 1985 and sought reduction, alleging that the Township of Edison (Edison) had significantly overassessed the property. The value was set at approximately $28 million for 1983. Ford believes that its value is half of that. Edison believes that its value is almost half-again greater.
The appeal involves four issues: (1)…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
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