RUSSO FARMS, INC. v. VINELAND BD. OF EDUC.


144 N.J. 84 (1996)

675 A.2d 1077

RUSSO FARMS, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION; RFC CONTAINER CO., INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION; THOMAS RUSSO; EVA RUSSO, HIS WIFE; PASQUALE RUSSO; MARIO RUSSO; ESTATE OF PASQUALE RUSSO, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. VINELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION; CITY OF VINELAND; GLENN A. KAHLEY; ART ANDERSON, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND LIPPINCOTT ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION; DANIEL W. JACOBS, P.E.; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AND MARY DOE (FICTITIOUS), DEFENDANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric M. Wood argued the cause for appellant City of Vineland (Horn, Goldberg. Gorny, Daniels, Plackter & Weiss, attorneys).

Robert A. De Santo argued the cause for appellant Vineland Board of Education (Gruccio, Pepper, Giovinazzi, De Santo Farnoly, attorneys).

Sarannah L. McMurty argued the cause for appellant Art Anderson, Inc. (LaBrum and Doak, attorneys; Ms. McMurty and Michael G. Brennan, on the briefs).

Christine M. Cote argued the cause for appellant Glenn A. Kahley (Cooper Perskie April Niedelman Wagenheim & Levenson, attorneys; Ms. Cote and Michael R. Litke, on the briefs).

Walter T. Wolf argued the cause for respondents (Wolf Professional Association, attorneys; Matthew S. Wolf, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

Plaintiffs assert that the Vineland Board of Education (the Board), the City of Vineland (the City), the architect, Glenn A. Kahley (Kahley), and the general contractor, Art Anderson, Inc. (Art Anderson), are liable to them for damage to their crops and farmland from flooding that was caused by the improper siting and construction of a public school across the street from their property and by an inadequate drainage...

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