· 4/18/1988
Matter of Kimber Petroleum Corp.
Citations
- 539 A.2d 1181
- 110 N.J. 69
How courts have described this case
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- holding that when faced with the choice between finding a statute unconstitutional or construing it in a way to “free it from constitutional doubt or defect” the Court should choose the latter
- reading a good cause defense to imposition of treble damages under the Spill Act by necessary implication to avoid constitutional problems
- noting the DEP's \broad authority\ to require a person to pay in advance for the DEP's costs
- reading judicially created provision into law in order to avoid its invalidation
- reading judicially created provision into law in order to avoid its invalidation
- reading a good cause defense to imposition of treble damages under the Spill Act by necessary implication to avoid constitutional problems
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Judges: Handler
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