KOZESNIK v. MONTGOMERY TWP.


24 N.J. 154 (1957)

131 A.2d 1

FRANCIS J. KOZESNIK AND LAWRENCE E. BENSON, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AND MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. CHARLES F. SLOVER AND NANETTE T. SLOVER, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AND MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. JAMES A. DEPEW, MADELINE H. DEPEW, CHARLES L. FONTANA, JANE L. FONTANA, WALTER H. TAVENER, ELIZABETH A. TAVENER, JOSEPH A. LYNCH, ELSIE A. LYNCH, HENRY W. PETERS, HELEN R. PETERS, VINCENT J. PASCUCCI, MURIEL G. PASCUCCI, CHARLES F. SLOVER AND NANETTE T. SLOVER, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; RICHARD VAN DOREN, DAVID W. AMERMAN AND RICHARD MUSA, MEMBERS OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE; MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY; HENRY JOHANSON, BUILDING INSPECTOR; AND A.Y. TAYLOR, ZONING OFFICER, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ralph S. Mason argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants Francis J. Kozesnik and Lawrence E. Benson (Messrs. Mason & Griffin, attorneys).

Mr. William Ozzard argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants Charles F. Slover and Nanette T. Slover (Messrs. Beekman & Ozzard, attorneys).

Mr. Fred G. Stickel, III, argued the cause for defendant-respondent Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (Messrs. Stickel & Stickel, attorneys; Mr. Fred G. Stickel, III, of counsel).

Mr. George W. Allgair argued the cause for defendant-respondent Township of Montgomery (Messrs. George W. Allgair and A. Dix Skillman, attorneys; Mr. George W. Allgair, of counsel).

Mr. David D. Furman argued the cause for the Attorney-General as intervenor (Mr. Grover C. Richman, Jr., Attorney-General of New Jersey; Mr. David D. Furman, Deputy Attorney-General of New Jersey, of counsel).

Mr. Willard G. Woelper argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants James A. Depew, et als. (Messrs. Toner, Crowley, Woelper & Vanderbilt, attorneys; Mr. Willard G. Woelper, of counsel; Mr. Robert A. Matthews, on the brief).

Mr. George W. Allgair argued the cause for defendants-respondents Township of Hillsborough, et als. (Mr. George W. Allgair, attorney for and of counsel with defendants-respondents).


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

Plaintiffs challenge the validity of amendments to the zoning ordinances of the Township of Hillsborough and the Township of Montgomery. The trial court upheld the measures. On our own motion we certified appeals prosecuted to the Appellate Division.

Early in 1953 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (herein called 3M) informed the townships of the existence...

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