Schmid v. Sloate

Collester, D. C. J.

This is an action founded upon negligence which is brought by the plaintiff to recover damages from Herbert D. Sloate and the City of Paterson which she claims to have sustained as a result of the alleged negligence of the defendants. The pertinent facts are as follows:

The plaintiff was the owner of a mortgage encumbering certain premises located in the City of Paterson which said mortgage was in default and she placed it in the hands of her attorney for the purpose of foreclosure. As a preliminary step in the proceedings, her attorney, on July 3d, 1937, made a search of…