CIRCLE CHEVROLET CO. v. GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA


142 N.J. 280 (1995)

662 A.2d 509

CIRCLE CHEVROLET COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, AND THOMAS J. DEFELICE, SR., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. PETRICS, MESKIN, NASSAUR & DAMBACH, ACCOUNTS AND AUDITORS, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 1, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Lueddeke argued the cause for appellants.

Richard L. Friedman argued the cause for respondent Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, etc. (Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, attorneys; Mr. Friedman, of counsel; Mr. Friedman, Lawrence J. Sharon, and Jodi L. Rosenberg, on the briefs).

Christopher J. Carey argued the cause for respondent Petrics, Meskin, Nassaur & Dambach, etc. (Tompkins, McGuire & Wachenfeld, attorneys; Mr. Carey, of counsel; Michael S. Miller and Mary Anne McConeghy, on the briefs).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, Justice.

This case involves the scope of the entire controversy doctrine as it applies to joinder of parties. At issue in this case, as well as, Mystic Isle Development Corp. v. Perskie & Nehmad, 142 N.J. 310, 662 A.2d 523, is whether the entire controversy doctrine applies to a malpractice action...

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