Opinion
A-82 September Term 2018 082620
02-04-2020
NEW JERSEY LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Dana RONE, County Register of the County of Essex, Defendant-Appellant.
Thomas M. Bachman, Assistant County Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Courtney M. Gaccione, Essex County Counsel, attorney; Thomas M. Bachman, of counsel and on the briefs, and Sylvia Hall, Assistant County Counsel, on the briefs). Edward C. Eastman, Jr. argued the cause for respondent (Davison, Eastman, Muñoz, Lederman & Paone, attorneys; Edward C. Eastman, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs, and Peter A. Chacanias, on the briefs). Victoria A. Flynn submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae Monmouth County; Monmouth County Clerk's Office; Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon; County of Atlantic; Atlantic County Clerk's Office; Atlantic County Clerk Edward P. McGettigan; County of Camden; Camden County Clerk's Office; Camden County Clerk Joseph Ripa; Cape May County; Cape May County Clerk's Office; Cape May County Clerk Rita Marie Fulginiti; Mercer County; Mercer County Clerk's Office; Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami-Covello; Middlesex County; Middlesex County Clerk's Office; Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn; Ocean County; Ocean County Clerk's Office; Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella; Passaic County; Passaic County Clerk's Office; Passaic County Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof (Gluck Walrath, attorneys; Victoria A. Flynn and Michael D. Fitzgerald, Monmouth County Counsel, of counsel and on the brief, and James F. Ferguson, Atlantic County Counsel, Howard L. Goldberg, First Assistant Camden County Counsel, Jeffrey R. Lindsay, Cape May County Counsel, Paul R. Adezio, Mercer County Counsel, Alessandra Baldini, Deputy Middlesex County Counsel, Laura M. Benson, Assistant Ocean County Counsel, Nadege D. Allwaters, Deputy Passaic County Counsel, of counsel).
Thomas M. Bachman, Assistant County Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Courtney M. Gaccione, Essex County Counsel, attorney; Thomas M. Bachman, of counsel and on the briefs, and Sylvia Hall, Assistant County Counsel, on the briefs).
Edward C. Eastman, Jr. argued the cause for respondent (Davison, Eastman, Muñoz, Lederman & Paone, attorneys; Edward C. Eastman, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs, and Peter A. Chacanias, on the briefs).
Victoria A. Flynn submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae Monmouth County; Monmouth County Clerk's Office; Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon; County of Atlantic; Atlantic County Clerk's Office; Atlantic County Clerk Edward P. McGettigan; County of Camden; Camden County Clerk's Office; Camden County Clerk Joseph Ripa; Cape May County; Cape May County Clerk's Office; Cape May County Clerk Rita Marie Fulginiti; Mercer County; Mercer County Clerk's Office; Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami-Covello; Middlesex County; Middlesex County Clerk's Office; Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn; Ocean County; Ocean County Clerk's Office; Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella; Passaic County; Passaic County Clerk's Office; Passaic County Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof (Gluck Walrath, attorneys; Victoria A. Flynn and Michael D. Fitzgerald, Monmouth County Counsel, of counsel and on the brief, and James F. Ferguson, Atlantic County Counsel, Howard L. Goldberg, First Assistant Camden County Counsel, Jeffrey R. Lindsay, Cape May County Counsel, Paul R. Adezio, Mercer County Counsel, Alessandra Baldini, Deputy Middlesex County Counsel, Laura M. Benson, Assistant Ocean County Counsel, Nadege D. Allwaters, Deputy Passaic County Counsel, of counsel).
PER CURIAM The judgment of the Superior Court, Appellate Division is affirmed substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Gilson's opinion, reported at 458 N.J. Super. 120, 203 A.3d 178 (App. Div. 2019).
CHIEF JUSTICE RABNER and JUSTICES LaVECCHIA, ALBIN, PATTERSON, FERNANDEZ-VINA, SOLOMON, and TIMPONE join in this opinion.