Buchanan v. Leonard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

YANNOTTI, J.A.D.

Plaintiff William C. Buchanan (Buchanan) appeals from an order entered by the Law Division on December 16, 2011, which granted a motion by defendants Jeffrey Leonard (Leonard) and Morgan, Melhuish, Arbrutsyn (Morgan Melhuish)1 for summary judgment and dismissed Buchanan’s complaint with prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

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We briefly summarize the relevant facts. Earl Kerr and Sherri Kerr (the Kerrs) owned a home in Lambertville and business property in Amwell,…