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· 7/25/2001

Associates Home Eq. Servs. v. Troup

Citations

  • 778 A.2d 529
  • 343 N.J. Super. 254

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that a reasonable jury could find plaintiff and third-party defendants engaged in unconscionable business practice by imposing unfavorable credit terms on loan
  • holding that a foreclosure action is not strictly an in rem proceeding, but rather a quasi in rem procedure, thus declining to apply New York Guardian, which precludes a recoupment remedy in a foreclosure action
  • concluding reasonable jury could find plaintiff and third-party defendants engaged in unconscionable business practice by imposing unfavorable credit terms on loan
  • holding CFA applicable to the post-repossession conduct of assignee of retail installment auto sales contract
  • concluding “loans are included in” definitions of “advertisement” and “merchandise” under the CFA
  • finding defendant's statutory claims germane because \successful recoupment defense acts to reduce the amount the plaintiff can recover on the claim for the debt when the counterclaim arises from the same transaction\

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Judges: Judges Havey, Cuff and Lisa

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