Supreme Court of New Jersey

The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Alpine, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Mary E. Brewster and George L. Brewster…

April 16, 19517 N.J. 42

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and held that a municipality may obtain injunctive relief to enforce its zoning ordinance. The court found the statutory grant of injunctive power constitutional and not limited by the absence of a nuisance or by the ordinance's criminal penalties.