McCUTCHEON v. STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY


13 N.J. 46 (1953)

97 A.2d 663

GEORGE J. McCUTCHEON, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY, A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; THEODORE D. PARSONS, ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; WILLIAM J. DEARDEN, DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; WALTER T. MARGETTS, JR., TREASURER OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; FRED V. FERBER, DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; AND PRENTICE REALTY CO. OF TRENTON, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 8, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Walter H. Jones argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant.

Mr. George Warren argued the cause for the respondent State Building Authority.

Mr. Theodore D. Parsons, Attorney-General, pro se and for respondents William J. Dearden, Walter T. Margetts, Jr. and Fred V. Ferber, in their respective official capacities, and Mr. Frederic G. Weber, Deputy Attorney-General, joined in the appellant's brief (Mr. Arthur J. Sullivan, Jr., on the brief).


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

The basic question here is the constitutional integrity of chapter 255 of the Laws of 1950, as amended by chapter 224 of the Laws of 1952. L. 1950, p. 873; L. 1952, p. 760; N.J.S. 52:18A-50, et seq.

The contention is that the act infringes Article VIII, Section II, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the State Constitution...

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