Schorner v. Schorner

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bernard F. McCaffrey, J.

At the outset, the court notes that until such time as the Legislature acts to bring into the twentieth century the amount of compensation the court may award for services rendered by referees appointed to sell real property pursuant to a judgment in a mortgage foreclosure or partition action, the court has no alternative but to limit such awards to the unrealistic statutory amounts of $200 in foreclosure actions and $500 in partition actions.

*416The case at bar involves the application of a statute, a portion of which has not been substantially changed…