Francis J. Kozesnik and Lawrence E. Benson, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Township of Montgomery and Minnesota Mining…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the lower courts' judgments upholding the zoning amendments of Hillsborough and Montgomery townships, holding the limited‑industrial districts invalid because they were arbitrary and imposed unreasonable burdens on neighboring property owners. The Court affirmed that a comprehensive plan need not be a separate master plan and that the municipalities acted within their zoning authority, but the specific ordinances were void.