Lonegan v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that State may enter into lease agreement but it “is not legally bound to make the rental payments and can opt not to do so”
• “Under our case law, only debt that is legally enforceable against the State is subject to the Debt Limitation Clause.”
• “The Debt Limitation Clause was adopted in 1844 because of concerns about binding obligations imposed on future generations of taxpayers and because of unchecked speculation by the state.”
• “The Debt Limitation Clause was adopted in 1844 because of concerns about binding obligations imposed on future generations of taxpayers and because of unchecked speculation by the state.”
• “We . . . agree with the majority of state courts interpreting their own constitutions that the restrictions of the Debt Limitation Clause do not apply to appropriations-backed debt.”
• “When contract or appropriations- backed debt is issued, . . . the State does not pledge its full faith and credit and is not legally bound to make payment on that debt.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Christopher Burgos v. State of New Jersey (075736)
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2015-06-09· cited 30×
• Wisniewski v. Murphy
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2018-05-10· cited 22×
• Eric Forrer v. State of Alaska and Lucinda Mahoney
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2020-09-04· cited 19×
• East Orange Board of Educ. v. Scc
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2009-02-03· cited 14×
• Lance v. McGreevey
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2004-07-26· cited 11×
• Fults v. City of Coralville
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2003-06-11· cited 11×
• Pulley v. Legreide (In Re Pulley)
  D. New Jersey· 2003-06-25· cited 2×
• Ago
  Washington Attorney General Reports· 2008-11-03
• New Jersey Republican State Committee v. Philip D. Murphy (084731)(Mercer County and Statewide)
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2020-08-12
• 107oag117
  Maryland Attorney General Reports· 2022-11-18
• Maryland Attorney General Opinion 107OAG117
  Maryland Attorney General Reports· 2022-11-16

Cites

58 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority v. McCrane
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1972-05-12· cited 153×
• Texas Public Building Authority v. Mattox
  Texas Supreme Court· 1985-03-20· cited 102×
• Book v. State Office Building Commission
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1958-04-02· cited 99×
• In Re the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1998-03-20· cited 91×
• Schulz v. State of New York
  New York Court of Appeals· 1994-06-30· cited 68×
• ABBOTT BY ABBOTT v. Burke
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1998-05-21· cited 66×
• Gardiner v. William S. Butler & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1918-02-04· cited 65×
• City of Camden v. Byrne
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1980-02-05· cited 63×
• Sheffield v. State School Bldg. Authority
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1952-01-14· cited 60×
• Glennon Heights, Inc. v. Central Bank & Trust
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1983-02-14· cited 56×
• Enourato v. New Jersey Building Authority
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1982-07-22· cited 56×
• Dean v. Kuchel
  California Supreme Court· 1950-05-18· cited 54×
• Tomczyk v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin
  Supreme Court· 1992-05-26· cited 53×
• Crick v. Rash
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1921-03-11· cited 52×
• Borough of East Rutherford v. New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority
  Supreme Court· 1972-10-24· cited 52×
• Department of Ecology v. State Finance Committee
  Washington Supreme Court· 1991-01-24· cited 48×
• Winkler v. State School Building Authority
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1993-07-22· cited 42×
• McCutcheon v. State Building Authority
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1953-06-08· cited 42×
• City of Oxnard v. Dale
  California Supreme Court· 1955-12-09· cited 38×
• Municipal Building Authority v. Lowder
  Utah Supreme Court· 1985-11-27· cited 36×