Legal Opinion
Farmers & Merchants National Bank v. Cotler
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided January 14, 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORRECA, J.S.C.
Defendants move to vacate a judgment for attorney’s fees awarded pursuant to R. 4:42-9(a)(4).1 The only other opinion interpreting this provision of the rule reached a contrary conclusion. Levine v. Levine, 210 N.J.Super. 585 (Ch.Div.1986).
The underlying action arose out of a foreclosure suit based on a 1979 mortgage note executed by defendants Abe and Dorothy Cotier (Cotier) in favor of plaintiff, Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Bridgeton (Farmers). Cotier defaulted on the mortgage and then, on July 10, 1981, filed for protection under chapter 11 of the United States…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coastal State Bank v. Colonial Wood Products, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
- Collective Fed. S. & L. Ass'n v. TolandNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
- Levine v. LevineNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
3Cited by3 opinions
- Somerset Trust Co. v. SternbergNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
- Stewart Title Guar. Co. v. LewisNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
- Regency Savings Bank, F.S.B. v. Morristown Mews, L.P.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003