State v. Buckner, 437 N.J. Super. 8 (App. Div. 2014). The issue of whether mandatory retirement of judges at age 70 is constitutional was discussed here. (As an aside, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which thereafter addressed that very issue in that ...
Mahwah Realty Associates, Inc. v. Mahwah Tp., 430 N.J. Super. 247 (App. Div. 2013). This case, in which plaintiffs sought to block development of a health club, has been back and forth to the Appellate Division several times. This round of proceedings involved a ...
House of Fire Christian Church v. Clifton Bd. of Adj., 426 N.J. Super. 157 (App. Div. 2012). The Appellate Division has repeatedly admonished parties, attorneys, and trial level judges that it is improper to certify as final, under Rule 4:42-2, an order that is purely ...
Beim v. Hulfish, 427 N.J. Super. 560 (App. Div. 2012). The first paragraph of this very interesting opinion by Judge Harris, in an auto accident case, well encapsulates the novel issue presented: “This appeal arises in connection with the Wrongful Death Act, ...
Nordstrom v. Lyon, 424 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2012). William “Hank” Lyon was a media star last year. In his early 20’s, and a newcomer to the political scene, Lyon ran for Morris County Freeholder (or, as his campaign materials put it, “for ...
State v. Heine, 424 N.J. Super. 48 (App. Div. 2012). Ellen Heine, the owner of a property in Garfield, was found guilty in municipal court of violating provisions of the Garfield property maintenance code. In separate proceedings, Heine was convicted of violating a provision of the ...
Jennings v. Borough of Highlands, 418 N.J. Super. 405 (App. Div. 2011). “The right to protest zoning amendments has existed in this State for more than eighty years.” A successful protest under the Municipal Land Use Law (“MLUL”), N.J.S.A. 40:55D-63, has the ...