Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:42-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:42-5: Effect of Judgment for Possession, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Effect of Judgment for Possession
A plaintiff who has obtained a judgment for possession of real property, or the plaintiff's personal representative, is not precluded from bringing a subsequent action for the recovery of mesne profits and damages.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:79-7; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:42-5 "Effect of Judgment for Possession" {
A plaintiff who has obtained a judgment for possession of real property, or the plaintiff's personal representative, is not precluded from bringing a subsequent action for the recovery of mesne profits and damages.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:79-7; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-07; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:42-4 · R. 4:42-6 → · chapter 4:42 · all rules
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