Legal Opinion
J. R. Christ Construction Co. v. Willete Associates
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 8, 1966PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Proctor, J.
The primary issue on this appeal is whether the statutory provisions governing mechanics’ liens (N. J. S. 2A:44-64 et seq.) permit the plaintiffs to establish a lien for installing sewers, pursuant to a contract with a developer, underneath streets laid out on a subdivision map.
Defendant, Willete Associates, owned a large tract of vacant land in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, which it planned to develop by the construction of single family dwellings to be known as Willete Acres. After obtaining the township’s approval to subdivide the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ladue Contracting Co. v. Land Development Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1960
- Beatty v. ParkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Williams, Belser & Co. v. RowellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- S. B. Mitford v. Dorothy Prior, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Etc., Australaska Corporation v. Gustav Johnson and Dorothy Prior, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Bradwood Realty, Inc. v. Transit Paving, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Holmdel Builders Ass'n v. Township of HolmdelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
- First of Denver Mortgage Investors v. C. N. Zundel & AssociatesUtah Supreme Court · 1979
- Thomas Group, Inc. v. Wharton Senior Citizen Housing, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Legge Ind. v. Kushner Hebrew Acad.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
- Northlake Concrete Products, Inc. v. WylieCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
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