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BECKER v. ADAMS

37 N.J. 337 (1962)

181 A.2d 349

AUGUSTINE L. BECKER, WILLIAM F. BRENNER, WILLIAM J. BURKE, MARION MATLACK, LESTER J. WOLF, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. FREDERICK M. ADAMS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY AND THE MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, AND TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 21, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stephen Lypinski argued the cause for the appellants (Messrs. Florio, Dunn, Marciano & Lypinski, attorneys; Mr. Joseph C. Dunn, of counsel).

Mr. John E. Toolan argued the cause for the respondents (Messrs. Toolan, Haney & Romond, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by JACOBS, J.

The plaintiffs are inhabitants of the defendant Township of Woodbridge and reside in sections of the township known as Port Reading and Sewaren. On May 1, 1961 they and other residents of Port Reading and Sewaren submitted a petition under the 1895 Act for the Incorporation of Cities. See L. 1895, c. 269, pp. 551-555 — R.S. 40:168-6 through...

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