INVESTORS BANK v. TORRES

A-55 September Term 2018 082239.

233 A.3d 424 (2020)

243 N.J. 25

INVESTORS BANK, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Javier TORRES, Defendant-Appellant, and Mrs. Javier Torres, his wife, and Dora M. Dillman, Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Deutsch argued the cause for appellant (Northeast Law Group, attorneys; Adam Deutsch , on the briefs).

Joshua N. Howley , Newark, argued the cause for respondent (Sills Cummis & Gross, attorneys; Joshua N. Howley , of counsel and on the briefs, and Matthew L. Lippert , Newark, on the briefs).

Renee Cadmus argued the cause for amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Legal Services of New Jersey, attorneys; Melville D. Miller , Dawn K. Miller , Maryann Flanigan , and Robert Casagrand , Wayne, on the brief).

Linda E. Fisher argued the cause for amicus curiae Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice (Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice, attorneys; Linda E. Fisher and Margaret L. Jurow , Montclair, on the brief).

Joseph Lubertazzi , Newark, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Business & Industry Association (McCarter & English, attorneys; Joseph Lubertazzi , Steven Beckelman , David R. Kott , and Scott M. Weingart , Newark, of counsel and on the brief).


In 2005, defendant Javier Torres signed a promissory note (Note) and executed a residential mortgage (Mortgage) with his wife, defendant Dora M. Dillman. Several years later, Torres defaulted on his obligations under the Note. The entity that had possessed the Note, CitiMortgage, Inc. (CitiMortgage...

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