New Jersey Statutes 48:14-10.1. Condemnation; authority; action against utility
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:14-10.1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Every utility formed to construct dams in any of the rivers or streams within this State or between this and another State, for the purpose of generating, distributing and selling water power and electric power, may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereof in acquiring any waters, streams, lands, property or franchises that may be required for the construction of its dams, canals, raceways and other works.
Nothing in this chapter shall impair the rights of any person to an action against the utility for any damage done to his real estate by the construction of the dams, canals, raceways and works where he has not agreed with the utility or where his damages have not been paid and satisfied by the utility under the provisions of this chapter.
L.1962, c. 198, s. 55.