Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:14-16

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
Any person who has held or who may hereafter hold de facto any office or position in the public service of the state and who has performed or may hereafter perform the duties of such office or position, shall be entitled to the emoluments and compensation appropriate to the office or position for the time in fact so held, and may recover therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction, notwithstanding any refusal or failure of any other person or officer.
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