Legal Opinion
Township Committee of South Harrison Township v. Board of Chosen Freeholders
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided August 15, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, EDWARD S., J.S.C.
This prerogative writ action challenges the actions of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Gloucester County in selecting a certain area in the Township of South Harrison in Gloucester County as the site for a county sanitary landfill. The suit not only challenges the environmental wisdom of the selection but further raises issues as to the legitimacy of the actions taken by the Board of Freeholders. Prior to a discussion of this case, certain observations are in order:
If, over three centuries ago, John Donne pointed out that “no man is an island entire of itself,” the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Garrou v. Teaneck Tryon Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Grogan v. DeSapioSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Ringlieb v. Township of Parsippany-Troy HillsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- So. Ocean Landfill v. Mayor & Coun. Tp. of OceanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- State v. HartNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987