Airwick Industries, Inc.s., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Respondents v. Carlstadt Sewerage Authority, Et…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Carlstadt Sewerage Authority could be created to serve only a portion of the borough, that the classification of industrial lands for sewer service did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment, that a capacity charge is valid when combined with other usage factors, that escalating connection fees are permissible under the statute, and that the plaintiffs are not barred by estoppel or laches. The Court affirmed the lower court’s judgment in part and modified it to reflect these holdings.