[brief] .................................................................  23 Judson v. Peoples Bank & Trust Co. of Westfield, 17 N.J. 67 (1954)  ..............................................................................  21 Karl’s Sales Serv. v. Gimbel Bros, 249 N.J. Super. 487 (App. Div.), cert. denied, 127 N.J. 548 (1991).......23, 24 Khandelwal v. Zurich Ins. Co., 427 N.J. Super. 577 (App. Div.), cert. denied, 212 N.J. 430 (2012)..........  22 Kieffer v. Best Buy, 205 N.J. 213 (2011).............................................................................  23 Lederman v. Prudential Life Ins. Co. of Am., Inc., 385 N.J. Super. 324 (App. Div.), cert. denied, 188 N.J. 353 (2006).........  23 Mack-Cali Realty Corp. v. State, 466 N.J. Super. 402 (App. Div. 2021), aff’d, 250 N.J. 550 (2022) .......... 6 Manahawkin Convalescent v. O’Neill, 217 N.J. 99, 85 A.3d 947 (2014)  .........................................................  22 N.J. Mfrs. Ins. Grp. v. Holger Trucking Corp., 417 N.J. Super. 393 (App. Div. 2011) ..................................................  30 Nester v. O’Donnell, 301 N.J. Super. 198, 693 A.2d 1214 (App. Div. 1997) .........................22, 23 Potomac Ins. Co. of Illinois ex rel. OneBeacon Ins. Co. v. Pennsylvania Mfrs. Ass’n Ins. Co., 425 N.J. Super. 305, 41 A.3d 586 (App. Div. 2012)  ............................  22 RSI Bank v. Providence Mut. Fire Ins., 234 N.J. 459 (2018)  ...........................................................................  21 Sellers v. Schonfeld, 270 N.J. Super. 424 (App. Div. 1993)  ..................................................  19 Sons of Thunder, Inc. v. Borden, Inc., 148 N.J. 396 (1997)  ...........................................................................  24 Spiotta v. William H. Wilson, Inc., 72 N.J. Super. 572 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 37 N.J. 229 (1962)  ..................  21 Stiefel v. Bayly, Martin & Fay, Inc., 242 N.J. Super. 643, 577 A.2d 1303 (App. Div. 1990) ..................................  23 Sullivan ex rel. Sylvester L. Sullivan Grantor Retained Income Tr. v. Max Spann Real Est.  & Auction Co., 465 N.J. Super 243 (App, Div. 2020), aff’d as modified, 251 N.J. 45 (2022) ......................................................................................... 23 Sun Co. v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment of Avalon, 286 N.J. Super. 440 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 144 N.J. 376 (1996) ........... 30 Wilson v. Amerada Hess Corp., 168 N.J. 236 (2001) ......................................................................................... 25 Statutes & Other Authorities: N.J. Ct. R. 1:36-3 ............................................................................................... 24, 43 N.J. Ct. R. 4:46-2(c) ......................................................................................... 21 Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed. 1990) ............................................................ 29, 30 Pressler & Verniero, Current N.J. Court Rules (2024) .................................. 22 [...] & [...], Real Estate Leasing Practice Manual, § 35:1 (West Online 2005) ................................................................. 43 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Plaintiff/Respondent, [...] (“Plaintiff”), respectfully submits this brief in opposition to the appeal by Defendant/Appellant, [...] (a/k/a [...]) (“Defendant”).