GMAC v. JANKOWITZ


230 N.J. Super. 555 (1989)

553 A.2d 1380

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, v. STANLEY JANKOWITZ, DEFENDANT, THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT, AND POTAMKIN CADILLAC CORPORATION, THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Petronko, Smith & Fenmore, attorneys for appellant (Arthur T. Smith, Jr. on the brief).

Joseph E. Zavesky, attorney for respondent.

Before Judges PETRELLA, GRUCCIO and LANDAU.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LANDAU, J.A.D.

This case concerns the standards to be applied in setting counsel fees in a Magnuson-Moss consumer action.1 In January 1983, General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) sued Stanley Jankowitz for alleged breach of a retail installment contract respecting his purchase of a 1982 Cadillac Coupe De Ville from respondent Potamkin Cadillac...

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