COUNTY OF BERGEN v. BOROUGH OF PARAMUS


79 N.J. 302 (1979)

399 A.2d 616

COUNTY OF BERGEN, A BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. BOROUGH OF PARAMUS AND PRESTON J. O'TOOLE, ERRONEOUSLY DESIGNATED AS PETER O'TOOLE, TAX COLLECTOR/TREASURER OF THE BOROUGH OF PARAMUS, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Vincent P. Rigolosi, County Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Rigolosi, attorney; Mr. Dennis O'Leary, Assistant County Counsel, on the brief).

Mr. Joseph S. DiMaria argued the cause for respondents.


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

This real property tax case concerns the assessment and taxation by a municipality of county-owned property located within the taxing district. The issue arose when plaintiff Bergen County filed a complaint in lieu of prerogative writ alleging that it was the owner of certain land in the Borough of Paramus designated on the Borough's tax map as Lot 1X, Block 6401 and Lot 2X, Block 6404. Plaintiff asserted that...

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