Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:12-141

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Where suit is brought to foreclose a mortgage of the railroad and franchises of any railroad company of another State, any part of whose route, whether acquired by lease or otherwise, lies within this State, the suit in this State shall, so far as is consistent with the protection of parties having liens in this State, be conducted as auxiliary to the foreclosure suit in the State where the company is domiciled. The Superior Court may order the sale of property and franchises in this State to be made in such other State at the same time and place as the foreclosure sale therein under such regulations as to advertisement or otherwise and on such terms as the Chancellor may direct.

No conveyance shall be made until confirmation of the sale by the Superior Court. The Superior Court may impose such terms as may be equitable upon the acquisition by the purchaser of the property and franchises of the company in the hands of the receiver, if any, in this State.

Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 150.