IN RE BD. OF FIRE COMMRS., FIRE DIST. NO. 3, PISCATAWAY


27 N.J. 192 (1958)

142 A.2d 85

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORMAL COMPLAINT OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF FIRE DISTRICT NO. 3, TOWNSHIP OF PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY v. ELIZABETHTOWN WATER COMPANY, CONSOLIDATED. ELIZABETHTOWN WATER COMPANY, CONSOLIDATED, APPELLANT, v. BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF FIRE DISTRICT NO. 3, TOWNSHIP OF PISCATAWAY, RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 26, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John R. Sailer argued the cause for appellant.

Mr. Howard T. Rosen argued the cause for respondent Board of Public Utility Commissioners, etc. (Mr. Grover C. Richman, Jr., Attorney-General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. Sidney M. Schreiber argued the cause for New Jersey Natural Gas Company (Messrs. Schreiber, Lancaster & Demos, of counsel).


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

We certified this cause on our own motion to review the order of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners requiring appellant Elizabethtown Water Company to extend its facilities to supply water to the respondent Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 3, Township of Piscataway, and to certain residents of the area involved.

On February 2, 1905 the Piscataway Water Company was incorporated "for...

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