AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING COUNCIL v. GLASER


166 N.J. Super. 411 (1979)

400 A.2d 62

AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND CANTEEN CORPORATION, A CORPORATION LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN NEW JERSEY, PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS, v. SIDNEY GLASER, DIRECTOR OF DIVISION OF TAXATION, SALES TAX BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE DRINX PLUS COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN NEW JERSEY, PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS, v. SIDNEY GLASER, DIRECTOR OF DIVISION OF TAXATION, SALES TAX BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. AUTOMATIC CATERING, INC., PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Michael E. Goldman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. William F. Hyland, former Attorney General of New Jersey, and Mr. Michael E. Goldman, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Mr. David J. Connolly, Jr. argued the cause for respondents Automatic Merchandising Council, Canteen Corporation and Drinx Plus Company (Messrs. Schenck, Price, Smith & King attorneys).

Mr. Lawrence M. Fuchs argued the cause for respondent Automatic Catering Inc. (Messrs. Zager, Fuchs, Leckstein & Kauff, attorneys).

Before Judges FRITZ, BISCHOFF and MORGAN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by MORGAN, J.A.D.

For the second time we are confronted with an issue concerning the applicability of the Sales and Use Tax Act, N.J.S.A. 54:32B-1 et seq. (hereinafter "the act"), to food sales made through coin-operated vending machines. In Automatic Merchandising Council v. Glaser, 127 N.J.Super. 413 (App. Div. 1974), we invalidated an administrative regulation...

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