Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:7-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:7-5: Trial Errors, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Trial Errors
Any error or omission which does not prejudice a substantial right shall be disregarded by the trial court before, during and after trial. The trial court, however, at every stage of the action, including a timely application after trial, may notice any error of such a nature as to have been clearly capable of producing an unjust result, even though such error was not brought to its attention by a party.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:63-1, 4:63-2.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:7-5 "Trial Errors" {
Any error or omission which does not prejudice a substantial right shall be disregarded by the trial court before, during and after trial. The trial court, however, at every stage of the action, including a timely application after trial, may notice any error of such a nature as to have been clearly capable of producing an unjust result, even though such error was not brought to its attention by a party.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:63-1, 4:63-2.
}
referenced_by: 1:7-2, 2:6-5
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:7-4 · R. 1:7-6 → · chapter 1:7 · all rules
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