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· 4/18/1988

Matter of Kimber Petroleum Corp.

Citations

  • 539 A.2d 1181
  • 110 N.J. 69

How courts have described this case

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

  • 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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