Opinion · Supreme Court of New Jersey
Wallington Home Owners Ass'n v. Borough of Wallington
66 N.J. 30
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Date
- 1974-10-22
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- finding "[a] judge's private knowledge is no substitute for required proof" and "is entitled to no weight" in making factual determinations
- finding the trial judge improperly relied on "private knowledge" when he simpl y "guessed" that the husband in a divorce action earned more income than what he reported on his tax return
- "A judge's private knowledge is entitled to no weight at all."
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- 10 opinions
Per Curiam.
The judgment is affirmed substantially for the reasons expressed by the Appellate Division, 130 .N. J. Super. 461.
For affirmance — Chief Justice Hughes, Justices Jacobs, Hall, Sullivan, Pashman and Clifford and Judge Con-ford — 7.
For reversal — None.