South Lakewood Water Co. v. Township of Brick

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Hall, J.

This litigation concerns the right to furnish water service to a portion of Brick Township (Township), Ocean County, as between South Lakewood Water Company (South Lakewood), a privately owned utility desirous of extending its lines from an adjacent municipality, and Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (Authority), a local governmental agency created to provide water and sewer service to the Township. On South Lakewood’s petition, the Board of Public Utility Commissioners (Board) decided in its favor, although neither the Township nor…