Legal Opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Greenwich Township
New Jersey Tax Court
Decided April 15, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMALL, P.J.T.C.
The issue before me is whether the assessor of Greenwich Township may invoke the attorney-client privilege (N.J.R.E. 504, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20) in refusing to answer a question posed during his deposition conducted as part of a local property tax appeal.
I
The facts and procedural history of this ease are not complex. On February 1, 2001, as part of the litigation in which plaintiffs are challenging their tax assessments for the tax years 1998,1999 and 2000, Mi'. Frank Leone, the Assessor of Greenwich Township, was asked about discussions he had with the Township’s attorney…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. YarboughSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Pantasote Co. v. City of PassaicSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
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