Legal Opinion
Asbury Park Press, Inc. v. City of Asbury Park
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided December 10, 1956PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Burling, J.
In Asbury Park Press v. City of Asbury Park, 19 N. J. 183 (1955), this court held that the leasing of beachfront properties of municipalities bordering the Atlantic Ocean could only be accomplished through advertise ment and competitive bidding. R. S. 40 :61-36 et seq. The instant case presents two of the same antagonists but the dispute centers upon whether the spirit and purpose of the bidding law was subverted or fulfilled.
Defendant Beach Amusement Company has been a tenant of the city on one of its prominent ocean properties since 1932.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Begnaud v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1948
- Steinberg v. AdamsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Rotwein v. General Accident Group & Cas.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
- Edelstein v. Asbury ParkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
- Morton Intern. v. General Acc. Ins.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
- Cardell, Inc. v. Tp. of WoodbridgeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1971
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