“Appeals Are Taken From Judgments and Not From Opinions, Let Alone Dicta”

Bandler v. Melillo, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2015).  It is a venerable rule that a party may appeal only a judgment, not the contents of an opinion that supports the judgment.  Thus, if a party is not contesting the judgment or its ultimate result, a party may not seek review of the rationale […]

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