Legal Opinion
Freda v. Commercial Trust Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 21, 1990PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
In this case, the husband mortgaged his interest in real property owned by him and his wife as tenants by the entirety. Thereafter, the husband and wife were divorced, and the equitable distribution plan in their divorce decree required him to convey his interest in the property to her. The essential issue is whether the order for distribution extinguished the mortgage lien on the husband’s interest after the conveyance to the wife.
In its judgment, the Chancery Division ruled that the equitable distribution did not extinguish the mortgage.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rothman v. RothmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- Lavin v. Hackensack Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Newman v. ChaseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- King v. GreeneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. Howard Savings Inst.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- In Re BeckerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- Mueller v. Youmans (In Re Youmans)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
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