Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:7-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:7-2: Counterclaim Exceeding Opposing Claim, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Counterclaim Exceeding Opposing Claim
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A counterclaim may or may not diminish or defeat the recovery sought by the opposing party. It may claim relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from or not germane to that sought in the pleading of the opposing party.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:13-2.
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rule 4:7-2 "Counterclaim Exceeding Opposing Claim" {
A counterclaim may or may not diminish or defeat the recovery sought by the opposing party. It may claim relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from or not germane to that sought in the pleading of the opposing party.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:13-2.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:7-1 · R. 4:7-3 → · chapter 4:7 · all rules
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