Supreme Court, New York v. New Jersey, 2023 𑁋 Application of Background Principles of Contract Law
Started by Vern Edwards · Apr 19, 2023 · 1 replies
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Vern Edwards
Apr 19, 2023 · 3y ago
What happens when a contract is silent on an issue?
See New York v. New Jersey, Supreme Court, April 18, 2023.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/156orig_k5fl.pdf
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policyguy
Apr 19, 2023 · 3y ago
Interesting case. And it was decided 9-0.
Having lived in NJ (not far from the NJ port in Newark, NJ) the decision is correct in that the port operates very differently today than when the compact was put in place in the 1950s. These large container ships carry so much and the containers are so high on the ship that they had to raise the Bayonne Bridge to provide for the larger ship heights.
I guess it would be prudent for any future compacts between states include termination or other clauses on how the compact ends. I don't think they can stay silent anymore based on this decision.