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  • Tax Court opinions
  • Trial Court Opinions
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New Jersey Courts Opinions Archive (Rutgers)

These cases are made available by an agreement between the New Jersey Administrative Office of Courts and Rutgers University School of Law. The archive includes:

  • Supreme Court 1994-current
  • Superior Court Appellate Division Sep 1995-current
  • Tax Court Sep 1995-current

New Jersey Case Law Search (Google Scholar)

includes

  • New Jersey Supreme Court 1950-current
  • Superior Court Appellate Division 1950-current.

See the tutorial by the Library of Congress Finding Case Law Using Google Scholar.

See also Superior Court of New Jersey Jan 1997-current (FindLaw)

 

Pre-1948 Reporters

Reporters are published compilations of cases tried before New Jersey courts.  More information about citing and using reporters can be found in the New Jersey Legal Research Guide (NJ Legal Research HB § 3.11.B.2), which is also available on the public computers in the Law Library (Lexis).

  • Authorized NJSL card holders can search reporters in HeinOnline State Reports: A Historical Archive.  Here are the state reports for New Jersey.  If you want to search across all reporters using specific keywords, enter your search term, then click State Published: New Jersey to view cases where the search keyword is included.
  • See also the State Archives database Supreme Court Case Files, 1704-1844.

Below are links to free public domain copies of pre-1948 New Jersey reporters.

 

New Jersey Law Report (N.J.L.) (1830-1948)

1816, Volume 1, 1 Coxe

1824, Volume 2, 1 Pennington

1835, Volume 3 (Second Edition), 2 Pennington

1875, Volume 4, 1 Southard

1875, Volume 5 (Second Edition), 2 Southard

1886, Volume 5 (Third Edition), 2 Southard

1886, Volume 6 (Third Edition), 1 Halsted

1824, Volume 7, 2 Halsted

1886, Volume 7 (Third Edition), 2 Halsted

1874, Volume 8 (Second Edition), 3 Halsted

1886, Volume 8 (Third Edition), 3 Halsted

1886, Volume 9 (Third Edition), 4 Halsted

1829, Volume 10 (Also via Internet Archive), 5 Halsted

1886, Volume 10 (Third Edition), 5 Halsted

,Volume 11, 6 Halsted

1886, Volume 12 (Third Edition), 7 Halsted

Volume 13, 1 Green

Volume 14, 2 Green

1876, Volume 15, 3 Green

1839, Volume 16, 1 Harrison

1877, Volume 17, 2 Harrison

1842, Volume 18, 3 Harrison

1843, Volume 19, 4 Harrison

Volume 20, 1 Spencer

1850, Volume 21, 1 Zabriskie

1851, Volume 22, 2 Zabriskie

1853, Volume 23, 3 Zabriskie

1856, Volume 24, 4 Zabriskie

1877, Volume 24, 4 Zabriskie

1878, Volume 25, Dutcher 1

1858, Volume 26, Dutcher 2

1859, Volume 27, Dutcher 3

1878, Volume 28, Dutcher 4

1878, Volume 29, Dutcher 5

1879, Volume 30 (also via Internet Archive), Vroom 1 (Second Edition)

1879, Volume 31, Vroom 2

Volume 32, Vroom 3

Volume 33, Vroom 4

Volume 34, Vroom 5

Volume 35, Vroom 6

1883, Volume 36 (Second Edition), Vroom 7

1886, Volume 37 (Second Edition), Vroom 8

1886, Volume 38 (Second Edition), Vroom 9

1877, Volume 39, Vroom 10

1879, Volume 40, Vroom 11

1880, Volume 41 (also via Internet Archive), Vroom 12

1881, Volume 42 (also via Internet Archive), Vroom 13

1882, Volume 43 (also via Internet Archive), Vroom 14

1883, Volume 44, Vroom 15

1884, Volume 45, Vroom 16

1885, Volume 46 (also via Internet Archive), Vroom 17

1886, Volume 47 (also via Internet Archive), Vroom 18

1887, Volume 48, Vroom 19

Volume 49, Vroom 20

Volume 50, Vroom 21

Volume 51, Vroom 22

1891, Volume 52, Vroom 23

1892, Volume 53, Vroom 24

1893, Volume 54, Vroom 25

1894, Volume 55, Vroom 26

1895, Volume 56, Vroom 27

1896, Volume 57, Vroom 28

1897, Volume 58, Vroom 29

1897, Volume 59, Vroom 30

1898, Volume 60, Vroom 31

1899, Volume 61, Vroom 32

1899, Volume 62, Vroom 33

1900, Volume 63, Vroom 34

1901, Volume 64, Vroom 35

1902, Volume 65, Vroom 36

1902, Volume 66, Vroom 37

Volume 67, Vroom 38

Volume 68, Vroom 39

1904, Volume 69, Vroom 40

1905, Volume 70, Vroom 41

1905, Volume 71, Vroom 42

Volume 72, Vroom 43

Volume 73, Vroom 44

1908, Volume 74 (Also via Internet Archive), Vroom 45

1909, Volume 75, Vroom 46

1909, Volume 76, Vroom 47

Volume 77, Vroom 48

1910, Volume 78, Vroom 49

1912, Volume 79, Vroom 50

1911, Volume 80, Vroom 51

1912, Volume 81, Vroom 52

1912, Volume 82, Vroom 53

1913, Volume 83, Vroom 54

1914, Volume 84, Vroom 55

1914, Volume 85, Vroom 56

1915, Volume 86, Gummere 1

Volume 87, Gummere 2

1916, Volume 88, Gummere 3

1917, Volume 89, Gummere 4

1917, Volume 90, Gummere 5

Volume 91, Gummere 6

1919, Volume 92, Gummere 7

1920, Volume 93, Gummere 8

1921, Volume 94, Gummere 9

Volume 95, Gummere 10

1922, Volume 96, Gummere 11

Most newer volumes can be found in print at the New Jersey State Library.

 

New Jersey Equity Reports (N.J. Eq.) (1830-1948)

1836, Volume 1, 1 Saxton

1842, Volume 2 , 1 Green

1846, Volume 3 (second copy), 2 Green

1846, Volume 4, 3 Green

1849, Volume 5, 1 Halsted

1886, Volume 5 (Second Edition), 1 Halsted

1851, Volume 6, 2 Halsted

1886, Volume 6 (Second Edition), 2 Halsted

1899, Volume 6 (Second Edition), 2 Halsted

1852, Volume 7 , 3 Halsted

1886, Volume 7 (Second Edition), 3 Halsted

1854, Volume 8, 4 Halsted

1886, Volume 8 (Second Edition), 4 Halsted

1856, Volume 9, 1 Stockton

1898, Volume 9 (Second Edition), 1 Stockton

1858, Volume 10 , 2 Stockton

1886, Volume 10 (Second Edition), 2 Stockton

1860, Volume 11, 3 Stockton

1860, Volume 12, 1 Beasley

1863, Volume 13 (Second edition and via HathiTrust), 2 Beasley

1886, Volume 13 (Second Edition), 2 Beasley

1865, Volume 14, 1 McCarter

1898, Volume 14 (Second Edition), 1 McCarter

1867, Volume 15, 2 McCarter

1886, Volume 15 (Second Edition), 2 McCarter

1867, Volume 16, 1 C. E. Green

1886, Volume 16 (Second Edition), 1 C. E. Green

1868, Volume 17, 2 C. E. Green

1886, Volume 17 (Second Edition), 2 C. E. Green

1868, Volume 18, 3 C. E. Green

1878, Volume 18 (Second Edition), 3 C. E. Green

1869, Volume 19, 4 C. E. Green

1878, Volume 19 (Second Edition), 4 C. E. Green

1870, Volume 20, 5 C. E. Green

1878, Volume 20 (Second Edition), 5 C. E. Green

1871, Volume 21, 6 C. E. Green

1878, Volume 21 (Second Edition), 6 C. E. Green

1872, Volume 22, 7 C. E. Green

1879, Volume 22 (Second Edition), 7 C. E. Green

1873, Volume 23, 8 C. E. Green

1880, Volume 23 (Second Edition), 8 C. E. Green

1874, Volume 24, 9 C. E. Green

1880, Volume 24 (Second Edition), 9 C. E. Green

1875, Volume 25, 10 C. E. Green

1882, Volume 25 (Second Edition), 10 C. E. Green

1876, Volume 26, 11 C. E. Green

1883, Volume 26 (Second Edition), 11 C. E. Green

1877, Volume 27 , 12 C. E. Green

1884, Volume 27, 12 C. E. Green

1877, Volume 28, 1 Stewart

1886, Volume 28 (Second Edition), 1 Stewart

1878, Volume 29 (also via Internet Archive), 2 Stewart

1879, Volume 30 (also via Internet Archive), 3 Stewart

1880, Volume 31 (also via Internet Archive), 4 Stewart

1880, Volume 32 (also via Internet Archive), 5 Stewart

1881, Volume 33 (also via Internet Archive), 6 Stewart

1882, Volume 34 (also via Internet Archive), 7 Stewart

1882, Volume 35 (also via Internet Archive), 8 Stewart

1883, Volume 36 (also via Internet Archive), 9 Stewart

1884, Volume 37, 10 Stewart

1900, Volume 37, 10 Stewart

1884, Volume 38 (also via Internet Archive), 11 Stewart

1885, Volume 39 (also via Internet Archive), 12 Stewart

1886, Volume 40, 13 Stewart

1902, Volume 40, 13 Stewart

1886, Volume 41, 14 Stewart

1887, Volume 42, 15 Stewart

1888, Volume 43, 16 Stewart

1889, Volume 44, 17 Stewart

1890, Volume 45, 18 Stewart

1890, Volume 46, 1 Dickinson

1891, Volume 47, 2 Dickinson

1892, Volume 48, 3 Dickinson

1893, Volume 49, 4 Dickinson

1893, Volume 50, 5 Dickinson

1894, Volume 51, 6 Dickinson

1895, Volume 52, 7 Dickinson

1896, Volume 53, 8 Dickinson

1897, Volume 54, 9 Dickinson

1898, Volume 55, 10 Dickinson

1899, Volume 56, 11 Dickinson

1899, Volume 57, 12 Dickinson

1900, Volume 58, 13 Dickinson

1901, Volume 59, 14 Dickinson

1901, Volume 60, 15 Dickinson

1902, Volume 61, 16 Dickinson

1902, Volume 62, 17 Dickinson

1903, Volume 63, 18 Dickinson

1903, Volume 64, 19 Dickinson

1904, Volume 65, 20 Dickinson

1905, Volume 66, 21 Dickinson

1905, Volume 67, 1 Robbins

1906, Volume 68, 2 Robbins

1907, Volume 69, 3 Robbins

1907, Volume 70, 4 Robbins

1908, Volume 71, 1 Buchanan

1909, Volume 72, 2 Buchanan

1909, Volume 73, 3 Buchanan

1910, Volume 74, 4 Buchanan

1910, Volume 75, 5 Buchanan

1911, Volume 76, 6 Buchanan

1911, Volume 77, 7 Buchanan

1911, Volume 78, 8 Buchanan

1912, Volume 79, 9 Buchanan

1913, Volume 80, 10 Buchanan

1913, Volume 81, 11 Buchanan

1914, Volume 82, 12 Buchanan

1915, Volume 83, 13 Buchanan

1915, Volume 84, 14 Buchanan

1916, Volume 85, 15 Buchanan

1917, Volume 86, 1 Bayard Stockton

1918, Volume 87, 2 Bayard Stockton

1918, Volume 88, 3 Bayard Stockton

1918, Volume 89, 4 Bayard Stockton

1920, Volume 90, 5 Bayard Stockton

1920, Volume 91, 6 Bayard Stockton

Most newer volumes can be found in print at the New Jersey State Library.

 

Atlantic Reporter (A.) (1885-1922)

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Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 5

Volume 6

Volume 7

Volume 8

Volume 9

Volume 10

Volume 11

Volume 12

Volume 13

Volume 14

Volume 15

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Volume 18

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Volume 20

Volume 21

Volume 22

Volume 23

Volume 24

Volume 25

Volume 26

Volume 27

Volume 28

Volume 29

Volume 30

Volume 31

Volume 32

Volume 33

Volume 34

Volume 35

Volume 36

Volume 37

Volume 38

Volume 39

Volume 40

Volume 41

Volume 42

Volume 43

Volume 44

Volume 45

Volume 46

Volume 47

Volume 48

Volume 49

Volume 50

Volume 51

Volume 52

Volume 53

Volume 54

Volume 55

Volume 56

Volume 57

Volume 58

Volume 59

Volume 60

Volume 61

Volume 62

Volume 63

Volume 64

Volume 65

Volume 66

Volume 67

Volume 68

Volume 69

Volume 70

Volume 71

Volume 72

Volume 73

Volume 74

Volume 75

Volume 76

Volume 77

Volume 78

Volume 79

Volume 80

Volume 81

Volume 82

Volume 83

Volume 84

Volume 85

Volume 86

Volume 87

Volume 88

Volume 89

Volume 90

Volume 91

Volume 92

Volume 93

Volume 94

Volume 95

Volume 96

Volume 97

Volume 98

Volume 99

Volume 100

Volume 101

Volume 102

Volume 103

Volume 104

Volume 105

Volume 106

Volume 107

Volume 108

Volume 109

Volume 110

Volume 111

Volume 112

Volume 113

Volume 114

Volume 115

Volume 116

Most newer volumes can be found in print at the New Jersey State Library.