Strock v. Mayor of East Orange
Strock v. Mayor of East Orange
Opinion of the Court
This writ of error brings under review a judgment of the Supreme Court affirming certain resolutions of the board of playground commissioners of the city of East Orange and dismissing the writ of certiorari that had been allowed for the review of those resolutions. The various grounds of attack that are here made upon the validity of the resolutions seem to have been made in the Supreme Court, and are specifically and satisfactorily disposed of in the opinion delivered by Mr. Justice Parker in that court. The opinion concedes, arguendo, that if land is dedicated to public use for certain purposes it is not within the power of the municipality or of the legislature to authorize the diversion of such land to other purposes without first exercising the right of eminent domain and paying to the owner of the fee a proper compensation therefor. This concession is not at all essential to the argument, and we must be understood as neither approving or disapproving of it. •
An examination of the acts of the legislature from which the playground commissioners derive their powers suggests a query that has not been the subject of discussion by counsel. The statutes in question are found in Pamph. L. 1907, p. 279; Pamph. L. 1908, p. 163, and Pamph. L. 1909, p. 76. The first of these is entitled: “An act to provide for the establish-
The judgment under review should be affirmed.
For affirmance—The Chancellor, Chief Justice, Garrison, Swayze, Trenchard, Voori-iees, Kalisch, Bogert, Yredenburgh, Congdon, White, JJ. 11.
For reversal—None.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- ESTELLE I. STROCK, IN ERROR v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF EAST ORANGE, IN ERROR
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- Published