Olivia Wrightson Switz, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Township of Middletown, in the County of Monmouth, a Municipal…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey modified the lower court's mandamus order, relieving the township and assessor of the mandate for the 1956 tax year, vacating any future compulsory order, and dismissing the cross‑claim; it also postponed enforcement for 1957‑58 to allow legislative action. The decision was accompanied by four separate opinions—three dissents and one concurrence—each critiquing or supporting aspects of the majority's approach.