BOROUGH OF BERLIN v. REMINGTON & VERNICK ENGINEERS


767 A.2d 1030 (2001)

BOROUGH OF BERLIN, A Municipal Corporation of the State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. REMINGTON & VERNICK ENGINEERS, Defendant-Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Norman, Tampa, argued the cause for appellant-cross-respondent (Norman & Kingsbury, attorneys; Mr. Norman, on the brief).

Ellis I. Medoway, Haddonfield, and Arthur H. Jones, Jr., Glendale, argued the cause for respondent-cross-appellant (Archer & Greiner, attorneys; Mr. Medoway and Mr. Jones, on the brief).

Before Judges KING, LEFELT and AXELRAD.


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

Plaintiff Borough of Berlin sued defendant Remington & Vernick Engineers ("R & V") for negligence in planning, designing and implementing a municipal water well. R & V moved for summary judgment based on Berlin's failure to comply with N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27, the Affidavit of Merit Statute (the "Act"). R & V contended that the affidavit of Frank Getchell, a professional hydrogeologist, did...

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