Gautam v. Conte

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MICHELS, P.J.A.D.

Plaintiffs Urmila Gautam and Narinder Gautam appeal from a post-judgment order of the Law Division that vacated a judgment against defendant Dominick P. Conte, Esq. (Conte) in this legal malpractice action. The pivotal issue raised by this appeal is whether Conte is entitled to the benefit of the judgment entered in favor of his codefendant Samuel R. De Luca, Esq. (De Luca) in Gautam v. De Luca, 215 N.J. Super. 388, 521 A.2d 1343 (App.Div.1987), even though he was not a party to the appeal.

*364The resolution of this issue is best…