Case Name: KATHRYN CASEY AND SHEILA GAGLIANO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, AND CAROL DE SANCTIS, JOHN EVERITT AND THOMAS MORRISSEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBCLASS OF NON-RECOVERING SHAREHOLDERS, AND STUART L. PACHMAN, AS INTERIM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBCLASS OF RECOVERING SHAREHOLDERS, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. GEORGE G. BRENNAN, JOSEPH J. DISEPIO, PATRICIA M. KEYS, FRANK T. KURZAWA, GEORGE E. SCHARPF AND HAROLD G. SMITH, DEFENDANTS, AND AMBOY BANCORPORATION, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION AND NEW AMBOY, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND JONATHAN HEILBRUNN, ROBERT D. O'DONNELL AND CARMEN YACUZZIO, DEFENDANTS, AND SUSAN HERMANOS, DEFENDANT-INTERVERNOR
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2002-07-16
Citations: 173 N.J. 177
Docket Number: 
Parties: KATHRYN CASEY AND SHEILA GAGLIANO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, AND CAROL DE SANCTIS, JOHN EVERITT AND THOMAS MORRISSEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBCLASS OF NON-RECOVERING SHAREHOLDERS, AND STUART L. PACHMAN, AS INTERIM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBCLASS OF RECOVERING SHAREHOLDERS, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. GEORGE G. BRENNAN, JOSEPH J. DISEPIO, PATRICIA M. KEYS, FRANK T. KURZAWA, GEORGE E. SCHARPF AND HAROLD G. SMITH, DEFENDANTS, AND AMBOY BANCORPORATION, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION AND NEW AMBOY, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND JONATHAN HEILBRUNN, ROBERT D. O’DONNELL AND CARMEN YACUZZIO, DEFENDANTS, AND SUSAN HERMANOS, DEFENDANT-INTERVERNOR.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 173
Pages: 177–190

Head Matter:
801 A.2d 245
KATHRYN CASEY AND SHEILA GAGLIANO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, AND CAROL DE SANCTIS, JOHN EVERITT AND THOMAS MORRISSEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBCLASS OF NON-RECOVERING SHAREHOLDERS, AND STUART L. PACHMAN, AS INTERIM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBCLASS OF RECOVERING SHAREHOLDERS, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. GEORGE G. BRENNAN, JOSEPH J. DISEPIO, PATRICIA M. KEYS, FRANK T. KURZAWA, GEORGE E. SCHARPF AND HAROLD G. SMITH, DEFENDANTS, AND AMBOY BANCORPORATION, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION AND NEW AMBOY, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND JONATHAN HEILBRUNN, ROBERT D. O’DONNELL AND CARMEN YACUZZIO, DEFENDANTS, AND SUSAN HERMANOS, DEFENDANT-INTERVERNOR.
Argued February 25, 2002
Decided July 16, 2002.
David R. Strickler, argued the cause for appellants (Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, attorneys).
Dennis T. Kearney, argued the cause for respondents Amboy Bancorporation and New Amboy, Inc. {Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, attorneys; Mr. Kearney and Helen A. Nau, on the brief).
Lisa J. Rodriguez, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of the respondents Carol De Sanctis, John Everitt, Thomas Morris-sey and Stuart L. Pachman {Rodriguez & Richards, attorneys).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Based on the Court's grant of a cross-petition for certification filed by plaintiffs Kathryn Caesy and Sheila Gagliano, 170 N.J. 389 (2001), the sole issue before us is whether appellants can be considered statutory dissenters pursuant to N.J.S.A. 14A:11-1 in connection with their efforts to secure an award of counsel and expert fees. In respect of that issue, the judgment of the Appellate Division is affirmed, substantially for the reasons expressed in the opinion of Judge Steinberg. 344 N.J.Super. 83, 780 A.2d 553 (2001).
The Court contemporaneously denied a petition for certification filed by defendant Amboy Corporation and the cross-petition for certification filed by plaintiffs Carol DeSantis, et al. 170 N.J. 389 (2001).