Legal Opinion
City of Newark v. Fischer
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 12, 1951PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
WaciíenteIíD, J.
This appeal, certified here on our own motion, is from a judgment of the Division of Tax Appeals. The question is whether a real estate tax may be levied against a vendee in possession under an executory contract for sale when legal title to the premises is in a public body exempt from taxation.
The Trustees for the Support of Public Schools acquired the property by foreclosure in 1935. One of the tenants occupying factory space at the time was a firm in which the defendant Fischer was a partner. In December, 1937, the Trustees entered…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Blair Academy v. Blairstown Tp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
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