VELOP, INC. v. KAPLAN


301 N.J. Super. 32 (1997)

VELOP, INC., PLAINTIFF, v. HARRY KAPLAN AND THE ESTATE OF TOBEY KAPLAN, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS/CROSS-APPELLANTS, AND STAVOLA CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC., STAVOLA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., STAVOLA ASPHALT COMPANY, INC., STAVOLA COMPANY, JOSEPH C. STAVOLA, JR., FRANK STAVOLA, SR., JOHN W. STAVOLA, SR., JAMES J. STAVOLA, SR., KEVIN NOLAN, EDWARD LANE, AND LEE PARISI, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS/CROSS-RESPONDENTS, AND TINTON FALLS CONTRACTING CO., INC., C.H. SUTPHEN, INC., STAVOLA REALTY COMPANY, MICHAEL J. STAVOLA, A/K/A "JACK" STAVOLA, PRIME-A EXCAVATORS, INC., A/K/A PRIME A. EXCAVATION, INC., A/K/A PRIME A. CONSTRUCTION CO., LOUIS F. PETRUZZELLI, WILLIAMSBURG ASSOCIATES, INC., DOMINIC MARTELLI, SALVATORE J. MARTELLI, THOMAS KENNEL, DENNIS M. CRAWFORD, LEO J. ECKMANN, ROBERT H. BABB, HERB KUSHNER, DAVID KOCHEL, THE TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN, MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AND JEROME KAPLAN, EDWARD KAPLAN, AND ABE BARSHOP, AS EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF TOBEY KAPLAN, DECEASED, DEFENDANTS. HARRY KAPLAN, JEROME KAPLAN, EDWARD KAPLAN, AND ABE BARSHOP, AS EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF TOBEY KAPLAN, DECEASED, THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS, v. JAN EDELSTEIN, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF BENJAMIN EDELSTEIN, GARRY SCHECHER, LOUIS LERNER AND MANFRED E. DEMENUS, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Perrone argued the cause for appellants (McCarter & English, attorneys; Andrew T. Berry and Arthur D. Loring, of counsel; Mr. Perrone, Mr. Berry and Mr. Loring, on the brief).

Andrew Kyreakakis argued the cause for respondents (Ambrosio, Kyreakakis & Dilorenzo, attorneys; Mr. Kyreakakis, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges MICHELS, MUIR, Jr. and COBURN, JJ.


The opinion of the court was delivered by COBURN, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

Harry and Tobey Kaplan owned a small farm. While in their nineties, they entered written contracts which gave rise to this complex litigation: one set of contracts involved the sale of their farm to Velop, Inc., (Velop) which, in turn, contracted to sell to another developer, Williamsburg Associates, Inc., (Williamsburg), and the other set of contracts granted Stavola Contracting Company...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases