New Jersey Statutes 52:27-34. Action by creditors; plan of adjustment or composition; parties
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27-34
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
The Superior Court may take jurisdiction of an action brought by any creditors of a municipality in which the commission shall function, where the action is instituted by the plaintiff or plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and all other creditors of the municipality, for the approval of a plan of adjustment or composition of the claims of all creditors or of a class or classes of them similarly situated. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise.
The municipality, the commission and all creditors of the municipality shall be made parties to the action and any creditor of the municipality may appear and assert his rights.
Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 874, s. 38.