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

... a telephone pole. Under the statute that is relevant here, N.J.S.A. 48:7-1, a town or city (but not a county) only designates ... construed a telephone-pole statute, not an electric-pole statute. N.J.S.A. 48:7-1 does not authorize the County to designate the exact location ... 17-11, are different from the one governing electric poles, N.J.S.A. 48:7-1. The telephone-pole statute, N.J.S.A. 48:17 ... such poles; on the other hand, the electric-pole statute, N.J.S.A. 48:7-1, does not give a similar power to the “ incorporated ... in very different ways. The relevant statute in this case, N.J.S.A. 48:7-1, provides that poles carrying electricity for electric light, heat, or ... manner of placing the same. ” (Emphasis added). Thus, under N.J.S.A. 48:7-1, a power company need only obtain from a city ...

docket:	a-84-10
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2012-05-14
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2 JOHN SEALS v. COUNTY OF MORRIS -- rank: 831

... the County maintains that the governing statute for electric poles, N.J.S.A. 48:7-1, "actually places the responsibility for safety on the electric company ...

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

3 . A-0 ANTHONY FACCAS v. ALYSSA R. YOUNG ASHLEY FIGARO, and JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY - and MICHAEL A. YOUNG, ALI ASFAR KHAN, and MISSAR JAN FELICIA FACCAS v. ALYSSA R. YOUNG ASHLEY FIGARO, and JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY -- rank: 529

... or maintenance of the utility pole. Faccas argues, however, that N.J.S.A. 48:7-1 imposes a separate duty upon JCP&L to ensure that ...

docket:	a1537-14
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
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Document Size:	56293