Legal Opinion
Borough of Harvey Cedars v. Karan
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 8, 2013PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
When a municipality takes private property for a public use, the property owner is entitled to “just compensation” under our State and Federal Constitutions. N.J. Const, art. I, H 20; N.J. Const. art. IV, § 6, H 3; U.S. Const, amend. V. In this ease, as part of a massive public-works project, the Borough of Harvey Cedars exercised its power of eminent domain to take a portion of the beachfront property of Harvey and Phyllis Karan to construct a dune that connects with other dunes running the entire length of Long Beach Island in Ocean County. The dunes serve as a barrier-wall, protecting the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee of the Township of ManalapanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- New York Trust Co. v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Bauman v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. Commodities Trading Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- STATE, HIGHWAY COMM'R v. GorgaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
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3Cited by16 opinions
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