Citizens First National Bank v. Bluh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DREIER, P.J.A.D.

Plaintiff, Citizens First National Bank of New Jersey (Citizens), appeals from a judgment dismissing its foreclosure complaint and declaring void the subject mortgage taken as collateral for its $150,000 loan to Paul C. Cavaliere, Jr. Plaintiff initiated the foreclosure action seeking the sale of the property now owned by defendants, Alfred and Shirley Bluh. Jason Brodsky and National State Bank, Elizabeth, junior lienholders, were also named as defendants.1

In February 1986, Paul C. Cavaliere, Jr., Alfred Bluh, Joseph Batelli and John…