Housing Authority v. Atlantic City Exposition, Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mountain, J.

This is a condemnation case in which plaintiff, the Housing Authority of the City of Atlantic City, condemned a piece of property owned by defendant, Atlantic City Exposition, Inc. The condemnor appealed from the commissioners’ award. R. 4:73-6. At the trial de novo in the Law Division of the Superior Court, N. J. S. A. 20:3-13(b), 1 the commissioners’ award of $265,000 was reduced to $224,238.74. The landowner then appealed to the Appellate Division. That court, in an unreported opinion, reversed and remanded the case for a new trial. We…