Legal Opinion
Graham v. Township of Edison
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 28, 1961PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hall, J.
The unusual question posed by this appeal is steeped in New Jersey colonial history. To be determined is the extent of the class presently entitled to the benefit of certain lands laid out “for the maintenance of a free schoole” pursuant to the direction of the original charter of the “Towne and Freeholders of Woodbridge” granted by the proprietors of the colony on June 1, 1669. More specifically the problem is whether the benefit is limited to the public educational purposes of the present confines of the Township of Woodbridge or whether it…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- City of Winona v. School-District, No. 82Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Town of Montpelier v. Town of East MontpelierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
- Inhabitants of North Yarmouth v. SkillingsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1858
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Englewood Cliffs v. Estate of AllisonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
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