Legal Opinion
City of Plainfield v. Courier News
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 15, 1976PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mountain, J.
At issue in this case is the continued eligibility of the Courier-News, a daily newspaper, to serve as the official newspaper for the City of Plainfield after moving its headquarters from Plainfield, which is in Union County, to Bridgewater Township, nine miles away in Somerset County. An official newspaper is one designated by the governing body of a municipality, pursuant to N. J. S. A. 40:53-1, for the publication of advertisements and notices required by law to be published by the municipality. Statutory publication requirements differ…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rose v. Fall River Five Cents Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Wolfe County Liquor Dispensary Ass'n v. IngramCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- State v. BriwaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Village of Tonawanda v. PriceNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Addison v. Town of Amite CityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Town of Secaucus v. City of Jersey CityNew Jersey Tax Court · 2000
- Wolf v. ShrewsburyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
- North Jersey Suburbanite Co., Inc. v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
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