New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 12/3/1996

Cummings v. Bahr

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685 A.2d 60
295 N.J. Super. 374

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recognizing that reconsideration is within the sound discretion of the trial court and should be utilized only when the court's decision is based on plainly incorrect reasoning or the court failed to consider material evidence
holding that A-3700-19T3 8 reconsideration should be granted only if the movant can show that the prior decision was based on a palpably incorrect or irrational basis or that the court failed to appropriately consider probative material
providing that judicial estoppel bars a party from asserting a position contrary to a position previously asserted in same litigation
stating that we review the denial of a motion for reconsideration to determine whether the trial court abused its discretionary authority
stating that reconsideration decisions are vested in the trial court's sound discretion
adopting the federal courts' abuse of discretion standard as A-1308-23 6 the appropriate norm for appellate review of a denial of a motion for reconsideration

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