MOUNT LAUREL TOWNSHIP v. LOCAL FINANCE BD., DEPT. OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS


79 N.J. 397 (1979)

399 A.2d 980

MOUNT LAUREL TOWNSHIP, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. LOCAL FINANCE BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John W. Trimble argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Trimble & Master, attorneys).

Mr. Daniel P. Reynolds, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Benjamin D. Lambert, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).


PER CURIAM.

We affirm essentially for the reasons stated in the Appellate Division opinion, reported at 166 N.J.Super. 254 (1978). Only under limited circumstances, not here pertinent, may a municipal expenditure be made prior to an appropriation. See, e.g., Home Owners Construction Co. v. Borough of Glen Rock, 34 N.J. 305, 315-316 (1961); Essex Cty. Bd. of Taxation v. City of Newark...

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