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OAKWOOD AT MADISON, INC. v. TOWNSHIP OF MADISON

72 N.J. 481 (1977)

371 A.2d 1192

OAKWOOD AT MADISON, INC., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BEREN CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DOROTHY MAE SHEPARD, LOUVENIA ALSTON, WILLIAM BAYLIS, BRENDA SMITH, LIZZIE WALKER AND GERALDINE YORK, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS-CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. THE TOWNSHIP OF MADISON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT-CROSS-RESPONDENT, AND THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Reargued January 8, 1974.

April 14, 1975.

November 18, 1975.

Decided January 26, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard F. Plechner argued the cause for appellant.

Mr. Frederick C. Mezey and Ms. Lois D. Thompson, a member of the New York Bar, argued the cause for respondents-cross-appellants (Messrs. Mezey & Mezey, attorneys; Mr. Mezey, Ms. Thompson, and Mr. Ray Dennison, of counsel; Mr. Mezey, Ms. Thompson, Mr. Dennison and Mr. Richard F. Bellman, on the briefs).

Mr. Melville D. Miller, Jr. argued the cause for amicus curiae State Office of Legal Services (Mr. Warren E. Smith, attorney; Mr. Miller and Mr. Steven P. McCabe, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Carl S. Bisgaier argued the cause for amicus curiae Department of the Public Advocate (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Advocate, attorney; Mr. Bisgaier, Mr. Kenneth E. Meiser and Mr. Peter A. Buchsbaum, of counsel and on the briefs).

Mr. Joseph M. Clayton, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for defendant State of New Jersey on March 5, 1973 (Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, and Mrs. Virginia Long Annich and Mr. Jonathan Weiner, Deputy Attorneys General, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Gerard Moran and Mr. Norman Williams, a member of the New York Bar, argued the cause for amici curiae Sierra Club and Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey on March 5, 1973 (Mr. Moran, attorney; Mr. Moran and Mr. Williams on the brief).

Messrs, Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, attorneys, appeared for amicus curiae Township of Mahwah (Messrs. Breslin and Breslin, attorneys; Mr. E. Carter Corriston of counsel; Mr. Clyde A. Szuch, Mr. William C. Slattery, Ms. Bethany T. Kadish, Mr. Armen Shahinian and Ms. Sondra V. Lasky on the briefs).

OUTLINE OF OPINION

   I Outline of Major Issues                         497

  II "Fair Share" and "Region" —
     Preliminary Considerations                      498

 III Madison — Its Growth and Development      500

  IV The Zoning Ordinances                           503

   V "Least Cost" versus "Law and
     Moderate Income" Housing, etc.                  510

  VI Incapacity of 1973...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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