Ewing Township v. Mathesius

The township appeals from the refusal of Judge Lasser, specially designated by the assignment judge to hear this action in lieu of prerogative writs, to order a county tax rebate to plaintiff township in an opinion which determined that the words “county institution” appearing in L.1982, c. 36 (N.J.S.A. 54:4-5a) were not intended to grant a county tax rebate to county airports. Ewing Tp. v. Mathesius, 189 N.J.Super. 530 (Law Div.1983).

The Attorney General of New Jersey intervened in this appeal as a party respondent by leave granted. He first filed a brief asserting as the sole issue the…