R.C. MAXWELL CO. v. GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP


145 N.J. 547 (1996)

679 A.2d 141

THE R.C. MAXWELL COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, TENANT, AND SCOLA, INC., OWNER, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION, INTERVENOR-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Hall argued the cause for appellants.

Ronald I. Bloom argued the cause for respondent (Vasser, Spitalnick & Bloom, attorneys).

Joseph L. Yannotti, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for intervenor-respondent (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Julian F. Gorelli, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Theodore L. Abeles argued the cause for amicus curiae, Outdoor Advertising Association of New Jersey (Tompkins, McGuire & Wachenfeld, attorneys).


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

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The R.C. Maxwell Company ("Maxwell") is a New Jersey corporation that has conducted outdoor advertising since 1894. It currently owns about 900 outdoor advertising displays, most of which are in Atlantic and Mercer counties.

Four Maxwell-owned wooden billboards are on land owned by Scola, Inc., in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Maxwell leases the property for the express purpose...

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