Legal Opinion
County of Camden v. Pennsauken Sewerage Authority
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 24, 1954PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Heher, J.
The questions here are: (a) whether the defendant authority’s mode of exercise of the statutory power to levy charges for sewerage service accords with the grant, and if so (b) whether the action so taken constitutes a denial of the equal protection of the laws secured by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution.
These inquiries were resolved in favor of the authority by the Law Division and the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. 28 N. J. Super. 586 (App. Div. 1953). The constitutional question sustains plaintiffs’ appeal as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Truax v. CorriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Williams v. Mayor of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. ColsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- City of East Orange v. TP. OF LIVINGSTONNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
- Meglino v. Township Committee of EagleswoodSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- In Re Waste Disposal AgreementNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
- NJ ST. LEAGUE OF MUN. v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
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