HENDERSON v. CCMUA


826 A.2d 615 (2003)

176 N.J. 554

Sheila HENDERSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. CAMDEN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren W. Faulk argued the cause for appellant (Brown & Connery, attorneys).

James Greenberg argued the cause for respondent (Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, attorneys; Mr. Greenberg and Gregory A. Lomax, Cherry Hill, of counsel and on the briefs).

Daniel P. Reynolds, Senior Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Patrick DeAlmeida, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel).

Melville D. Miller, Jr., President, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Mr. Miller, attorney; Mr. Miller, Dawn K. Miller and Bertram P. Goltz, Jr., Edison, on the brief).


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

This appeal requires us to determine whether Section 41 of the Municipal and County Utilities Authority Law, N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1 to -70 (MCUAL), authorizes municipal and county utilities authorities to charge compound interest on delinquent customer accounts. We conclude that N.J.S.A. 40:14B-41 authorizes only simple interest. Because this appeal presents a...

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