No. 19-60

Cora Kerton v. Society Hill at Droyers Point Condominium Association, et al.

Lower Court: New Jersey
Docketed: 2019-07-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure condominium-act condominium-law expert-report expert-testimony liability-coverage negligence net-opinion-rule new-jersey-appellate-court new-jersey-trial-court snow-removal standard-of-review summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether there was engagement in abuse of
discretion and misapplication of the summary
judgment standard at the Superior Court of New
Jersey, Trial Court which was adopted by the New
Jersey Appellate Court?
2. Whether the Court disregarded Petitioner's prima
facie case of negligence on the part of the
Defendant's Society Hill at Droyers Point
Condominium Association and Landscape
Maintenance Service?
3. Whether the Court acted in an arbitrary and
capricious fashion in failing to apply the
Condominium Act of New Jersey and the tenets of
the statute which require liability coverage as
persons on the property for business reasons might
sustain an injury and make a claim?
4. Whether the Supreme Court of New Jersey accepted
erroneous applications of the net opinion rule to the
expert report of George Sosnowski, Snow Removal
Expert by the Trial Court and then the Appellate
Court?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether there was engagement in abuse of discretion and misapplication of the summary judgment standard

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-09
Brief of respondents Society Hill at Droyers Point Condominium Association, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-07-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
2019-05-22
Application (18A1206) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 6, 2019.
2019-05-17
Application (18A1206) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 6, 2019 to August 5, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Cora Kerton
Luretha Maxwell StriblingLuretha M. Stribling LLC, Petitioner
Society Hill at Droyers Point Condominium Association, et al.
Michael Jay JubanyikReilly, McDevitt & Henrich, P.C., Respondent