Legal Opinion
County of Bergen v. Port of New York Authority
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 9, 1960PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Weiwtkaub, C. J.
The County of Bergen appeals from a judgment determining that its complaint fails to set forth a claim for relief. We certified the appeal on our motion before the Appellate Division acted upon it.
Defendant, The Port of New York Authority, is a body corporate and politic created by a compact between the States of New Jersey and New York (R. S. 32:1-4) with the consent of the Congress of the United States. (42 Stat. 174). It is an agency of both states to further their common interests within the jurisdiction committed to it. Port of New…
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