Legal Opinion
Van Holten Group v. Elizabethtown Water Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 7, 1990PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
This case concerns whether the developer of a large residential community or a utility should bear the original costs of main extensions to a new development. The developer deposited with the utility funds to cover the original expenditure for main extensions, and now seeks full repayment of the deposit. The utility claims that the developer is entitled only to a partial refund calibrated to the completion and occupation of individual units within the development. The case requires the Court to construe and apply a governing statute as well…
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