CITIBANK v. ESTATE OF SIMPSON


290 N.J. Super. 519 (1996)

676 A.2d 172

CITIBANK, N.A., PLAINTIFF, v. ESTATE OF JOHN A. SIMPSON, SANDRA B. SIMPSON, AS EXECUTRIX, DEFENDANT/THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT, v. CIRCLE CONSULTING GROUP, INC., CIRCLE PROPERTIES, LTD., MANHATTAN WEST OWNER GROUP, GEORGE L. CADY, JR., ERNEST E. CRAUMER, CAMPBELL T. GERRISH, THOMAS B. MARTIN, BRUCE H. SCHARF, DAVID F. WEST, THOMAS N. KELTNER, JR., AND WIEN, MALKIN & BETTEX, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phylis D. Sherman argued the cause for appellants Circle Consulting Group, Inc.; Circle Properties, Ltd.; Manhattan West Owner Group; George L. Cady, Jr.; Ernest E. Craumer; Campbell T. Gerrish; Thomas B. Martin; Bruce H. Scharf; and David F. West (Schekter Rishty Goldstein & Blumenthal, attorneys; Ms. Sherman, of counsel; David Blumenthal, on the brief).

John M. Newman argued the cause for appellants Wien, Malkin & Bettex and Thomas N. Keltner, Jr. (Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, attorneys; Mr. Newman, of counsel; Mitchell I. Weitz and Robert C. Buff, on the brief).

Richard L. Plotkin argued the cause for respondent (Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, attorneys; Mr. Plotkin, on the brief).

Before Judges PRESSLER, KEEFE and RODRIGUEZ.


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

Third-party defendants, a group of New York entities and individuals, including a law partnership, appeal on leave granted from an order of the trial court denying their motion pursuant to R. 4:6-2(b) to dismiss the third-party complaint on grounds of lack of jurisdiction over the person. Since we are satisfied that the motion record raises an unresolved factual issue respecting the assertion of long...

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