Tagliabue v. Township of North Bergen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachenfeld, J.

A summary judgment was entered at the trial level in favor of the plaintiff against-the Township of North Bergen in a proceeding brought in lieu of a prerogative writ of mandamus, its purpose being to compel the township to permit the taxpayer to inspect certain records in the office of the tax assessors.

*34The plaintiff taxpayer appealed to the Hudson County Tax Board for a reduction of his assessment, alleging it was in excess of true value and discriminatory. To assist in establishing this allegation, he sought an inspection of certain…