Legal Opinion

Port of New York Authority v. Township of Weehawken

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided March 15, 1954PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

William J. Brennan, Jr., J.

The Port of New York Authority has commenced the construction, estimated to cost $90,000,000, of a third tunnel of the Lincoln Tunnel, originally named the Midtown Hudson Tunnel, without having first obtained express authorization for such construction from the Legislatures of New York and New Jersey under section 2 of chapter 4 of the 1931 Laws of New Jersey which in pertinent part provides:

“* * * and the Port Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, own, maintain and operate an interstate vehicular tunnel…

2Cited by18 opinions

  1. The Port Authority Police Benevolent Association, Inc. v. The Port Authority Of New York And New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  2. PORT AUTHORITY OF NY AND NJ v. BoscoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1984
  3. State Bd. of Medical Examiners v. WeinerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
  4. Port Authority Police Benevolent Ass'n v. Port Authority of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. Campanello v. Port Auth. of New York & New JerseyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2008

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