State Supreme Court / N.J.

Hills Dev. Co. v. Bernards Tp. in Somerset Cty.

Decided February 20, 1986. Robert Nathan Wilentz wrote the opinion for the court.

510 A.2d 621 · Cited 126 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount Laurel · 456 A.2d 390
Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount Laurel · 67 N.J. 151
In Re Application of LiVolsi · 428 A.2d 1268
Fischer v. Township of Bedminster · 76 A.2d 673
Harvey v. Essex County Board of Freeholders · 153 A.2d 10
Knight v. City of Margate · 431 A.2d 833
Township of Mahwah v. Bergen County Board of Taxation · 486 A.2d 818
Ward v. Keenan · 70 A.2d 77
A. A. Mastrangelo, Inc. v. Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection · 449 A.2d 516
Dougherty v. Department of Human Services · 449 A.2d 1235
Matter of Coruzzi · 472 A.2d 546
Paul Kimball Hospital, Inc. v. Brick Township Hospital, Inc. · 432 A.2d 36
McKenna v. New Jersey Highway Authority · 116 A.2d 29
Hill v. Borough of Collingswood · 88 A.2d 506
Deal Gardens, Inc. v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF VILLAGE OF LOCH ARBOUR · 226 A.2d 607

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