New Jersey Statutes 20:3-34. Deposit of funds where ownership in dispute
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 20:3-34
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
If the condemnee entitled to receive the award or judgment upon tender thereof, shall refuse to receive the same, or shall be out of the State, or under any legal disability; or in case several condemnees interested in the fund shall not agree as to the distribution thereof; or in case the property condemned shall be encumbered by mortgage, judgment or other liens; or if for any other reason the condemnor cannot reasonably pay the award or judgment to any person, the amount thereof may be deposited with the clerk of the court, to be distributed to the parties entitled thereto according to law. The procedure for distributing the funds shall be in accordance with the rules.
L.1971, c. 361, s. 34.