Village of South Orange v. Alden Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mountain, J.

This is a condemnation case. It reaches us by way of appeal as of right pursuant to R. 2:2-1 (a) (2), there having been a dissent in the Appellate Division. To resolve the narrow point at issue, we are called upon to clarify certain statements appearing in our earlier opinion in Village of Ridgewood v. Sreel Investment Corp., 28 N. J. 121 (1958). What was there said and is here discussed, relates only to condemnation suits involving a partial taking. The pertinent question may be stated thus: To what extent, if at all, may evidence of the…