WHS Realty Co. v. Town of Morristown
WHS Realty Co. v. Town of Morristown
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal by the owner of a garden apartment complex containing 140 rental units. The owner challenges the constitutionality of the Morristown garbage collection ordinance. The
We reverse the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons expressed in the reported dissenting opinion of Judge Petrella, 283 N.J.Super. at 155-69, 661 A.2d at 328-35. The case is remanded to the Law Division to conduct an evidentiary hearing and determine whether Morristown’s garbage collection ordinance is rationally related to any legitimate State interest.
Reversed and remanded.
Chief Justice PORITZ and Justices POLLOCK, GARIBALDI and COLEMAN join in this opinion.
Justices HANDLER, O’HERN and STEIN filed a separate dissenting opinion.
HANDLER, O’HERN, and STEIN, JJ, dissenting.
We would affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons expressed in that court’s majority opinion, 283 N.J.Super. 139, 142-55, 661 A.2d 320 (1995).
For reversal — Chief Justice PORITZ, and Justices POLLOCK, GARIBALDI, and COLEMAN — 4.
For affirmance — Justices HANDLER, O’HERN and STEIN— 3.
Reference
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- WHS REALTY COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT v. THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN TOWN OF MORRISTOWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND TOWN OF MORRISTOWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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