SIMMONS v. LOOSE

No. A-6382-08T3

13 A.3d 366 (2011)

418 N.J. Super. 206

John SIMMONS and Armatrue Simmons, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Respondents, v. Larry LOOSE, a/k/a Lawrence Loos, Walter Perski, Joseph Cicero, Christopher Otlowski, Michael George, Mark Wodell, Andrew DeMuth, Glen Roberts, Michael Gigilio, Jr., a/k/a Michael Giglio, William Ward, Richard Schwerthoffer, a/k/a Rich Schwerthoffer, Michael Sweetman, Chris Colaner, Darnell Esdaile, Ronnie Steppat, Jr., a/k/a Ronald Steppat, Jr., Kevin Cherney, William Martin, a/k/a Billy Martin, Frank Krause, Township of Freehold, Borough of Freehold, and Township of Manalapan, Defendants-Respondents, and James Knoller, Louis Buccher, Dave Meyer, a/k/a David Meyer, Robert Crutchley, John Eutace, Brian Deangelo, Tristin Collins, Christian Dreyer, Glen Szenzensteir, Robert Shaughnessy, Jeffrey Algor, Douglas Lemanowicz, State of New Jersey, Division of State Police, Defendants-Respondents/Cross-Appellants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 31, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan Marain , New Brunswick, argued the cause for appellants/cross-respondents.

Vincent J. Rizzo, Jr. , Deputy Attorney General and Michael J. Engallena , Special Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents/cross-appellants ( Paula T. Dow , Attorney General, attorney; Lewis A. Scheindlin , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Rizzo and Mr. Engallena, on the brief).

Anthony P. Seijas , Lyndhurst, argued the cause for respondents Perski, Otlowski, George, Wodell, DeMuth, Roberts, Cicero, Gigilio, Ward, Schwerthoffer, Sweetman, Colaner, Esdaile, Steppat, and the Borough of Freehold (Weber, Gallagher, Simpson, Stapleton, Fires & Newby, attorneys; Mr. Seijas, on the brief).

Before Judges CARCHMAN, MESSANO and WAUGH.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PHILIP S. CARCHMAN, P.J.A.D.

This appeal requires us to address the issue of whether an innocent property owner is entitled to compensation under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA), N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3, as well as 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (section 1983), or in the alternative, just compensation from the State under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Article...

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