The court shall have jurisdiction of all matters in condemnation, and all matters incidental thereto and arising therefrom, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, jurisdiction to determine the authority to exercise the power of eminent domain; to compel the exercise of such power; to fix and determine the compensation to be paid and the parties entitled thereto, and to determine title to all property affected by the action.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 20:3-5
Jurisdiction
Known as the Eminent Domain Act
The act spans §§ 20:3-1 to 20:3-9 (51 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Peduto v. City of North Wildwood (1989)
Most recently applied in Peduto v. City of North Wildwood (June 1989)
L.1971, c. 361, s. 5.
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