Alfred Vail Mutual Ass'n v. Halpin

In Alfred Vail Mutual Ass'n v. Halpin, 107 N.J. Super. 517, 259 A.2d 477 (App.Div.1969) aff'd sub. nom. Alfred Vail Mutual Ass'n v. Borough of New Shrewsbury, 58 N.J. 40, 274 A.2d 801 (1971), Judge Conford rejected the contention of two of the defendants, the Speaker of the Assembly and the President of the Senate, that the plaintiffs, a municipality and a taxpayer, could not proceed on their claims that a statute violated the constitutional prohibition against special legislation. If the named plaintiff had no status to sue, the constitutional issues would still require determination since plaintiff municipality, Township of Shrewsbury, unquestionably is a proper party plaintiff. Id. at 527, 259 A.2d 477.