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7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 61 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Jock v. Zoning Board of Adjustment.

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1 Jock v. Zoning Board of Adjustment Anchor
nj · 2005
green “the proper scope of judicial review is not to suggest a decision that may be better than the one made by the board, but to determine whether the board could reasonably have reached its decision on the record.” 22
2 Fallon Prop. v. Bethlehem Plan Bd.
njsuperctappdiv · 2004
green “when reviewing the decision of a trial court that has reviewed municipal action, we are bound by the same standards as was the trial court.” 11
3 Jock v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
nj · 2005
green “public bodies, because of their peculiar knowledge of local conditions, must be allowed wide latitude in their delegated discretion.” 7
4 Cell South of NJ, Inc. v. ZONING BD. OF ADJUSTMENT OF WEST WINDSOR TWP.
nj · 2002
green “public bodies, because of their peculiar knowledge of local conditions, must be allowed wide latitude in their delegated discretion.” 7
5 Boe v. Zoning Bd.
njsuperctappdiv · 2009
green “zoning boards may choose which witnesses, including expert witnesses, to believe.” 6
6 Jock v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
nj · 2005
green “refers solely to the particular physical condition of the property, not personal hardship to its owner, financial or otherwise.” 4
7 Kramer v. BD. OF ADJUST., SEA GIRT.
nj · 1965
green “even were we to harbor reservations as to the good judgment of a local land use agency's decision, 'there can be no judicial declaration of invalidity in the absence of clear abuse of discretion by the public agencies involved.” 4

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