Braidburn Realty Corp. v. City of East Orange

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Campbell, J.

The respondent, the city of East Orange, obtained from the board of conservation and development, a consent to condemn lands of the appellants, and, by means of wells to be driven, abstract therefrom subterranean waters, not exceeding two million gallons per day for the purpose of augmenting the water supply of the city. Commissioners in condemnation were appointed and they made their award. The appellants, landowners, being dissatisfied with the amount of such award, appealed to the Circuit Court of Morris county, where such lands are…