Legal Opinion
So. Hamilton Assoc. v. Mayor & Coun. of Morristown
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 17, 1985PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
The issue here is whether a municipality may correct a defective ordinance by retroactively enacting another ordinance that by its terms, interferes with contract rights established during the period between the defective and retroactive ordinances. The Appellate Division held that since there was no rational public purpose to support the retroactive provisions of the ordinance, it was invalid and of no force and effect. Based upon a dissent in the Appellate Division, the municipality appealed to this Court as a matter of right pursuant to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- City of El Paso v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Veix v. Sixth Ward Building & Loan Assn. of NewarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Rothman v. RothmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority v. McCraneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Edgewater Investment Associates v. Borough of EdgewaterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Carnegie Bank v. ShalleckNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
- Strube v. Travelers Indemn. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
- Keil v. National Westminster Bank, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- State v. J.T. Baker Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
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