Haines v. Burlington County Bridge Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vanderbilt, C. J.

This appeal is before us following the granting of the defendants’ petition for certification to review a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court affirming an award of counsel fees made to the plaintiffs by the Chancery Division of that court.

On October 26, 1948, the plaintiffs as taxpayers instituted this action in the Law Division of the Superior Court against the Burlington County Bridge Commission, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Preeholders, and the respective members of these two bodies for the purpose of…