Legal Opinion

Wilentz v. Hendrickson

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided June 5, 1944PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

The basic question for decision is whether the remission of the accrued and unpaid interest, on the full principal amount of the delinquent property taxes upon private railroad companies operating in this state, as authorized by the interrelated statutes (P. L. 1941 ch. 290, as amended and supplemented by P. L. 1942 ch. 241), contravenes article I, paragraph 20, of our state constitution which provides:

“No donation of land or appropriation of money shall be made by the State or any municipal corporation to or for the use of any society,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  5. Child Labor Tax CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1922

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3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Gardner v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. In re D.C.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
  3. Deerhurst Estates v. Meadow Homes, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
  4. TRUSTEES OF RUTGERS COLLEGE IN NJ v. RichmanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
  5. In Re Pl 2001, Chapter 362Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2006

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