STATE v. COUNTY OF OCEAN

DOCKET No. A-3665-19.

266 A.3d 433 (2021)

469 N.J. Super. 529

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF OCEAN, Defendant-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brett J. Haroldson , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant ( Andrew J. Bruck , Acting Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Brett J. Haroldson , on the briefs).

Mathew B. Thompson , Toms River , argued the cause for respondent (Berry, Sahradnik, Kotzas & Benson, attorneys; Mathew B. Thompson , on the brief).

Before Judges Haas, Mawla, and Mitterhoff.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

Plaintiff State of New Jersey appeals from an April 17, 2020 order dismissing its complaint seeking declaratory judgment against defendant County of Ocean. We affirm.

At the outset, we note the statutory provisions in dispute. Under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA),

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