Helmar v. Harsche

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KLEINER, J.A.D.

Defendants Walter Harsche and Weichert Realtors appeal from a judgment entered after a jury verdict which determined that defendants had committed consumer fraud, proscribed by the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -20, and were liable to plaintiff Cheryl N. Helmar for $5,450. The verdict was trebled by the judge to $16,350, as required by N.J.S.A. 56:8-19.

Plaintiffs three-count complaint alleged that defendants committed fraud, consumer fraud, and were negligent in the sale of real estate. Plaintiffs fraud complaint was summarily…