Legal Opinion
Village Supermarkets, Inc. v. Township of West Orange
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 20, 1987PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This appeal concerns the standing or authority of a shopping center tenant to contest the assessment of municipal taxes. The appeal arises in the context of a lease that requires the tenant to pay, as part of its rent, for all taxes assessed against the occupied building and its improvements and an allocated share of the assessment of the common areas of the shopping center. The Tax Court dismissed the tenant’s appeals for lack of jurisdiction. 6 N.J.Tax 481 (1984). The Appellate Division reversed, holding that such a tenant may be considered…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lerner Shops of Connecticut, Inc. v. Town of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Riso v. Pottawattamie Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- EWING TOWNSHIP v. MERCER PAPER TUBE CORP.New Jersey Tax Court · 1985
- Village Supermarkets, Inc. v. West Orange Tp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Waldbaum, Inc. v. Finance AdministratorNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Prime Accounting Department v. Township of Carney's PointSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2013
- Mocco v. City of Jersey City (In Re Mocco)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
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