Kuehne Chemical Co. v. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PETRELLA, P.J.A.D.

The North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (Commission) appeals from the grant of a summary judgment in favor of Kuehne Chemical Co., Inc. (Kuehne) which ordered it to permit public inspection and copying of bids submitted to it after the public opening of those bids, and prior to the formal award of the contract. The Commission contends that the bids were neither statutory nor common law public records and that the issue was not justiciable as moot. Although the judge entered the order requested, Kuehne cross-appeals the…