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MATTER OF J.I.S. INDUS. SERVICE CO. LANDFILL

110 N.J. 101 (1988)

539 A.2d 1197

IN THE MATTER OF THE J.I.S. INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY LANDFILL; AND J.I.S. INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY; J.I.S. INDUSTRIAL SERVICE CORPORATION; AND DONALD W. JONES, INDIVIDUALLY.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Stahl argued the cause for appellants, J.I.S. Industrial Service Co., et al. (Borrus, Goldin, Foley, Vignuolo, Hyman & Stahl, attorneys; Anthony B. Vignuolo, on the briefs).

Ross A. Lewin, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent, State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (W. Cary Edwards, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; James J. Ciancia, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, Ross A. Lewin and John A. Covino, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).

James W. Christie submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Township of Gloucester (Griffith, Burr, Angelini & Viniar, attorneys).

William H. Hyatt, Jr. and William J. Friedman submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae, Woodland Study Group, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Rohm and Haas Company (Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

J.I.S. Industrial Service Company and J.I.S. Industrial Service Corporation (JIS) disposed of hazardous substances for nearly twenty-five years at a landfill in South Brunswick Township. The landfill was closed by court order in 1980. On May 19, 1986, the New Jersey Department of Envirnomental Protection (DEP) directed JIS to pay $700,000 to the DEP to fund a remedial investigation and feasibility study. This type...

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