Legal Opinion

City of Jersey City v. State Board of Tax Appeals

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided August 29, 1945PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pekskte, J.

These are railroad tax cases. They involve the “railroad tax la.w of 1941.” Three questions require decision.

1. Is the “railroad tax law of 1941,” Pamph. L. 1941, ch. 291, as amended by Pamph. Ij. 1942, ch. 169, constitutional?

2. Are the provisions of R. S. 54:26-10 and section 34 of Pamph. I. 1941, supra, requiring the State Board of Tax Appeals to conclude its hearings on or before October loth following the filing of the complaint (Of. R. S. 54:29A-34) directory or mandatory?

3. Are prosecutors qualified to prosecute these writs?

The facts…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Central R.R. Co. of N.J. v. State Tax Dept.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
  2. State Board of Assessors v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1886
  3. Haythorn v. Van Keuren & SonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1909
  4. Central Railroad v. BairdSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1908
  5. Bergen & Dundee Railroad v. State Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1907

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Browder v. International Fidelity InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Taylor v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  3. State Ex Rel. Ogden v. HuntSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
  4. Town of Morristown v. Woman's ClubSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
  5. Brodak v. BrodakCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982

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