Legal Opinion
Township of Voorhees v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 15, 1997PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
This appeal involves the Township of Voorhees’s suit to recover environmental remediation expenses under the Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund Act (the Closure Act), N.J.S.A. 13:1E-100 to -116. The primary issue is whether Voorhees is liable under the Closure Act as an “owner” and, therefore, barred from seeking remediation expenses from that Act’s Contingency Fund (the Fund). The Appellate Division held that Voorhees was not an owner within the intendment of the Closure Act *121and, therefore, not barred from applying…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Merin v. MaglakiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- Guiseppi v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- State v. MaguireSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Schierstead v. City of BrigantineSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Johnson MacHinery Co., Inc. v. Manville Sales Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Cramer Hill Residents Ass'n, Inc. v. PrimasNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2007
- Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
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