Legal Opinion
Ayers v. Township of Jackson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 7, 1987PublishedCited by 291 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, Justice.
In this case we consider the application of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3, to the claims asserted by 339 residents of Jackson Township against that municipality.
The litigation involves claims for damages sustained because plaintiffs’ well water was contaminated by toxic pollutants leaching into the Cohansey Aquifer from a landfill established and operated by Jackson Township. After an extensive trial, the jury found that the township had created a “nuisance” and a “dangerous condition” by virtue of its…
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