HANOVER INS. CO. v. McKENNEY


245 N.J. Super. 282 (1990)

584 A.2d 1367

HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, AS SERVICING CARRIER FOR NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE FULL INSURANCE UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, v. RAYMOND McKENNEY, GWEN McKENNEY, FRANCES MATCHNER, THE CELTIC TAVERN, LENIHAN OLDSMOBILE AND REE MATCHNER, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Camden County.

Decided October 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. Marconi, for plaintiff (Capehart & Scatchard, attorneys).

Susan L. Moreinis, for defendant Frances Matchner.


CIANCIA, J.S.C.

The novel question presented here is whether R.4:42-9(a)(6) permits an award of counsel fees to a plaintiff in a pending personal injury action who successfully defends a declaratory-judgment suit brought by a disclaiming insurance carrier against its insured and others. Surprisingly, this question has never been squarely addressed in our reported cases, although the factual context is hardly...

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