State v. Cruse

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DREIER, J.A.D.

The State appeals from the denial of its motion to enter a consent judgment against defendant Karen Cruse for the balance due on a defaulted student loan. The State apparently employs this consent judgment procedure to save time and expense when there has been a default on an obligation to the State and a defendant has agreed to the terms of payment and the entry of a judgment incorporating this agreement.

The trial court, following the earlier reported decision in First Nat'l State Bank v. Gray, 232 N.J.Super. 368, 373, 556 A.2d 1334 (Law…