Legal Opinion
Town of Morristown v. Woman's Club
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 15, 1991PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
This appeal concerns a statutory exemption from New Jersey real-estate taxes by New Jersey for buildings owned by nonprofit corporations and officially certified as historic sites. N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.52. Plaintiff, Town of Morristown, urges that the statute on its face violates the requirement under the tax article of the New Jersey constitution that “property shall be assessed for taxation under general laws and by uniform rules.” N.J. Const. art. VIII, § 1, para. 1(a). More specifically, it urges that the Dr. Condit House, a certified…
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