A state appeals court approved a New Jersey attorney’s attempt to enforce a mortgage loan made to a longtime friend and client by forcing the purchased property into foreclosure after the loan wasn’t repaid.
The Appellate Division panel said the defendant “turned to his attorney, who was also his friend and ‘angel,’ to get the money he needed,” and there was no attempt by the attorney to “hoodwink” his client and friend in the deal, though the attorney failed to get the client’s informed consent in writing.
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