State Supreme Court / N.J.

Metromedia, Inc. v. Director, Division of Taxation

Decided July 23, 1984. Alan B. Handler wrote the opinion for the court.

478 A.2d 742 · Cited 426 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.

Crema v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · 463 A.2d 910
Boller Beverages, Inc. v. Davis · 183 A.2d 64
Fedders Financial Corp. v. Director, Division of Taxation · 476 A.2d 741
Bergen Pines County Hospital v. New Jersey Department of Human Services · 476 A.2d 784
AIRWORK SER. DIV., ETC. v. Director, Div. of Taxation · 478 A.2d 729
Bally Manufacturing Corp. v. New Jersey Casino Control Commission · 426 A.2d 1000
Capital Cities Communications, Inc. v. State Tax Commission · 65 A.D.2d 25
Texter v. Department of Human Services · 443 A.2d 178
Dougherty v. Department of Human Services · 449 A.2d 1235
In Re the Appeal of Certain Sections of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules · 447 A.2d 151
F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Director of Division of Taxation of the Department of the Treasury · 213 A.2d 1
Household Finance Corp. v. Director of the Division of Taxation · 177 A.2d 738
Condé Nast Publications, Inc. v. State Tax Commission · 51 A.D.2d 17
New Jersey Guild of Hearing Aid Dispensers v. Long · 384 A.2d 795
Kingsley v. Hawthorne Fabrics, Inc. · 197 A.2d 673
Atlantic City Transportation Co. v. Director, Division of Taxation · 95 A.2d 895
Heir v. Degnan · 411 A.2d 194
Historic Green Springs, Inc. v. Bergland · 497 F. Supp. 839
R.H. v. State Ethics Commission · 673 A.2d 1004

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