STATE, DEPT. OF ENVIR. PROTECTION v. EXXON CORP. AND ICI AMERICA, INC.


151 N.J. Super. 464 (1977)

376 A.2d 1339

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PLAINTIFF, v. EXXON CORPORATION AND ICI AMERICA, INC., CORPORATIONS REGISTERED TO DO BUSINESS IN NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided June 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ronald P. Heksch, Deputy Attorney General, for the State of New Jersey (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. Clyde A. Szuch for ICI America, Inc. (Messrs. Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, attorneys).


KENTZ, J.S.C.

The State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (herein the State), brought an action against Exxon Corporation and ICI America, Inc. (ICI). The State's complaint alleges that defendants violated N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.1 et seq. (sometimes herein, the act) and N.J.S.A. 23:5-28, and further created and/or continued to maintain a public nuisance. Subsequently, the State abandoned its claim under N.J.S.A. 23:5-28....

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