Legal Opinion
Township of Franklin v. Den Hollander
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 20, 2002PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
ZAZZALI, J.
The Township of Franklin filed a complaint in the Superior Court against defendants, the owners of an ornamental plant production operation, alleging that defendants’ operation violated several local land use ordinances. The litigation involves the relationship between commercial farming activities as defined by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 to-10 (Right to Farm Act or Act), and the right of municipalities to enforce local zoning and land use ordinances enacted pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 to-129 (MLUL).
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rutgers v. PilusoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Garden State Farms, Inc. v. BaySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Township of Washington v. Village of RidgewoodSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Village of Ridgefield Park v. New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Cappture Realty Corp. v. Bd. of Adj. of Elmwood Pk.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In Re Agricultural, AquaculturalNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2009
- County of Warren v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2009
- Curzi v. RaubNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2010
- Borough v. Abram DemareeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2004
- Society of Holy Child Jesus v. City of SummitNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2011
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