NJ Supreme Court sides with Seaside Park in eminent domain case

Jersey Shore motel owner fought eminent domain all the way to the N.J. Supreme Court

The ruling resolves a legal fight over Seaside Park's seizure of a privately owned motel.

NJ Supreme Court sides with Seaside Park in eminent domain case

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Michael Noriega wrote Monday’s majority opinion backing Seaside Park in its attempt to seize a motel via eminent domain. (Photo by Mary Iuvone/New Jersey Monitor)New Jersey law does not require municipalities to say why they need land they seek to claim through eminent domain, the state’s Supreme Court said in a divided ruling Monday. In a 6 to 1 decision, the justices ruled that towns are not required to state t…