Corestates/New Jersey National Bank v. Charles Schaefer Sons, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

RODRÍGUEZ, A.A., P.J.A.D.

In this appeal we are required to consider the standard for determining what constitutes “nominal consideration” within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 54:5-89.1, the “title raiding,” “heir hunting” or “intermeddler” provision of N.J.S.A. 54:5-1 to -137, the “tax sale law.” Determining what constitutes nominal consideration in *558this context has proven troublesome for trial courts. We hold, consistently with the tax sale law, Bron v. Weintraub, 42 N.J. 87, 199 A.2d 625 (1964), Wattles v. Plotts, 120 N.J. 444, 577 A.2d 131 (1990) and O &…