Jersey Central Power & Light Co. v. Morris County Land Improvement Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Goldmann, S. J. A. D.

Defendant property owner appeals a jury award in a condemnation proceeding brought by plaintiff public utility.

The lands in question are located in the “Meadows Development Zone” of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, N. J. Plaintiff sought an easement in and across defendant’s lands for its electric power lines and a 20-foot-wide access roadway. The former would require 8.60 acres, the latter .232.

Plaintiff applied to the Board of Public Utility Commissioners pursuant to R. S. 48:7-3 (now repealed) for the right to acquire the…