NEW JERSEY LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION v. RONE

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Bachman , Assistant County Counsel, argued the cause for appellant ( Courtney M. Gaccione , Essex County Counsel, attorney; Thomas M. Bachman, of counsel and on the briefs, and Sylvia Hall , Assistant County Counsel, on the briefs).

Edward C. Eastman, Jr. argued the cause for respondent (Davison, Eastman, Muñoz, Lederman & Paone, attorneys; Edward C. Eastman, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs, and Peter A. Chacanias , on the briefs).

Victoria A. Flynn submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae Monmouth County; Monmouth County Clerk's Office; Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon ; County of Atlantic; Atlantic County Clerk's Office; Atlantic County Clerk Edward P. McGettigan ; County of Camden; Camden County Clerk's Office; Camden County Clerk Joseph Ripa ; Cape May County; Cape May County Clerk's Office; Cape May County Clerk Rita Marie Fulginiti ; Mercer County; Mercer County Clerk's Office; Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami-Covello ; Middlesex County; Middlesex County Clerk's Office; Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn ; Ocean County; Ocean County Clerk's Office; Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella ; Passaic County; Passaic County Clerk's Office; Passaic County Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof ( Gluck Walrath , attorneys; Victoria A. Flynn and Michael D. Fitzgerald , Monmouth County Counsel, of counsel and on the brief, and James F. Ferguson , Atlantic County Counsel, Howard L. Goldberg , First Assistant Camden County Counsel, Jeffrey R. Lindsay , Cape May County Counsel, Paul R. Adezio , Mercer County Counsel, Alessandra Baldini , Deputy Middlesex County Counsel, Laura M. Benson , Assistant Ocean County Counsel, Nadege D. Allwaters , Deputy Passaic County Counsel, of counsel).