HOCHBERG v. BOROUGH OF FREEHOLD


40 N.J. Super. 276 (1956)

123 A.2d 46

ARTHUR HOCHBERG, HANNA HOCHBERG, CARL J. STEINMETZ, ANNA STEINMETZ, LEE ISAACSON, HAROLD HIRSH, RUTH HIRSH, WILLIAM WAGNER, HENRIETTA WAGNER, JULIUS SCHOENBERG, MARY SCHOENBERG, ANNA S. COLE, FRANK A. WITBECK, ALICE M. WITBECK, DAVID BERDAN, DORIS BERDAN AND EMILIE R. BUCK, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. BOROUGH OF FREEHOLD, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FREEHOLD RACING ASSOCIATION, A BODY CORPORATE, ABRAHAM ZLOTKIN AND WALTER J. SCHIVEREA, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 17, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert V. Carton argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants (Messrs Durand, Ivins & Carton, attorneys).

Mr. William R. Blair, Jr., argued the cause for defendant-respondent Abraham Zlotkin (Messrs. Parsons, Labrecque, Canzona & Combs, attorneys; Mr. Theodore D. Parsons, of counsel).

Mr. John J. Clancy argued the cause for remaining defendants-respondents (Messrs. Clancy & Hayden, attorneys)

Before Judges CLAPP, JAYNE and FRANCIS.


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

Plaintiffs, property owners in the Borough of Freehold, brought this action in lieu of prerogative writ to set aside an amendment to the zoning ordinance of the borough. The Superior Court, Law Division, held the amendment valid. Plaintiffs appeal.

The area rezoned by the amendment, some 26 acres, lies on the outskirts of the borough, adjoining the Township...

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