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1 John Seals and Julia Seals v. County of Morris -- rank: 1000

... in favor of the telephone company. The Court referred to N.J.S.A. 48:17-11, which provides that a telephone utility must comply with local ... case is an electric pole, not a telephone pole. Under N.J.S.A. 48:17-11, a municipality or county must select the exact location of ... J.S.A. 48:7-1. The telephone-pole statute, N.J.S.A. 48:17-11, gives the appropriate municipality or county authority to dictate the ... 87. That principle followed from Contey ’ s reference to N.J.S.A. 48:17-11, as “ requir[ing] utility companies to erect poles in ... Court ’ s conclusion. In Contey , the Court referred to N.J.S.A. 48:17-11, which provides that a “ utility must erect its poles ... utilities, significantly, for our purposes, it did not mention that N.J.S.A. 48:17-11 only applied to telegraph and telephone companies. 5 Next, ...

docket:	a-84-10
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2012-05-14
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Document Size:	675075

2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEITH R. BUCKLEY -- rank: 833

... public street, road or highway," after obtaining the necessary permission. N.J.S.A. 48:17-11 requires the utility company to erect its poles in accordance ... Tel. Co. , 136 N.J. 582 , 588-89 (1994) (citing N.J.S.A. 48:17-11). Evidence that the placement of the pole violated the Design ... interfere[d] with the safety" of this car, thereby violating N.J.S.A. 48:17-11. If the jury finds the location of the pole was ...

docket:	a2973-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-09-19
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	36163

3 JOHN SEALS v. COUNTY OF MORRIS -- rank: 618

... on the owner's property. Ibid. The Court also referenced N.J.S.A. 48:17-11, which requires utility companies to erect poles in accordance with ...

docket:	a5433-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-11-24
status:	published
citation:	417 N.J.Super. 74 8 A.3d 796
Document Size:	84750

4 CONTEY V. NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY -- rank: 420

... road or highway," after obtaining the property owner's permission. N.J.S.A. 48:17-11 states that the utility must erect its poles in accordance ...

docket:	a-132-93
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1994-07-20
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citation:	136 N.J. 582
Document Size:	37738