Legal Opinion
Clear Television Cable Corp. v. Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 26, 1981PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
WILENTZ, C. J.
This case involves a conflict between state and local power in the franchising of cable television companies. It concerns the extent to which regional considerations as perceived by the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners may prevail over local considerations as perceived by the affected municipalities. In particular we are concerned here with the power of the Board to impose a certain cable television service provided by one compa-, ny upon two non-consenting municipalities which preferred another service from a different company.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of TacomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Campbell v. Department of Civil ServiceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- In Re the Suspension or Revocation of the Certificate of HellerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Garden State Farms, Inc. v. Mayor Louis Bay, IISupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Clear Television Cable Corp. v. Board of Public Utility CommissionersNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
3Cited by9 opinions
- Matter of Controlled Cable Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- In Re Applications of Overlook Hosp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
- NYT CABLE TV v. Homestead at Mansfield, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
- Township of Middletown v. Storer Cable Communications, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
- Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
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