New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority v. Gruzen Partnership

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

O’HERN, J.

This appeal concerns the doctrine of “nullum tempus occurrit regi ” (no time runs against the king). The question here is whether a general statute of limitations runs against today's sovereign, the State (or one of its agencies), when it asserts a claim in contract. We agree with the Appellate Division that no difference in principle can be found to warrant departure from the general rule in the context of a suit brought by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (NJEFA) and Jersey City State College (JCSC) seeking to redress…