Township of Woodbridge v. Tyson Corp.

This case involves the ownership of a prefabricated building, machinery, equipment and inventories. Defendant (the two corporate defendants may be treated as one) conveyed the lands to plaintiff, reserving the right to remove those items, but defendant did not remove them within the stipulated time. The trial court found for defendant. The Appellate Division reversed, and we granted defendant’s petition for certification. 57 N. J. 140 (1970).

The controversy has a lengthy history. Defendant owned real property in the Township of Woodbridge upon which it conducted an industrial operation. The…