Karam v. Dept. of Envir. Protection

Full title: EDMUND T. KARAM AND BARBARA KARAM, HUSBAND AND WIFE…

Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Feb 24, 1999

157 N.J. 187 (N.J. 1999)

723 A.2d 943

Opinion

Argued February 1, 1999.

Decided February 24, 1999.

Appeal from the Superior Court, Appellate Division.

Richard M. Hluchan, argued the cause for appellants ( Levin Hluchan, attorneys; Richard S. Morrison, on the briefs).

Alyssa Pearlman Wolfe, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents (Peter Verniero, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mary C. Jacobson, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Michael J. Gross, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, National Association of Home Builders ( Giordano, Halleran Ciesla, attorneys.).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed, substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Baime's opinion of the Appellate Division, reported at 308 N.J. Super. 225, 705 A.2d 1221 (1998).

For affirmance — Chief Justice PORITZ and Justices HANDLER, POLLOCK, O'HERN, GARIBALDI, STEIN, and COLEMAN — 7.

Opposed — None.