Legal Opinion
MAYOR, & C., OF ALPINE BOROUGH v. Brewster
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 16, 1951PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hei-iee, J.
The plaintiff municipality sues in equity to restrain uses of land and buildings alleged to be in contravention of the local zoning ordinance; and the essential question is whether such relief may be had under' R. S. 40 :55-47.
The equity division of the Superior Court dismissed the complaint before answer made on the ground that the acts thereby laid to defendants, singly or together, do not constitute a nuisance, and the court was without jurisdiction to enforce the zoning ordinance by the injunctive process at the instance of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Eilenbecker v. District Court of Plymouth CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Town of Burlington v. DunnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Commonwealth v. ParksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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- Kreimer v. Bureau of Police for the Town of MorristownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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