Case Name: Jefferson Trust Company, complainant-respondent, v. Harry Balk and Ada Balk, his wife, defendants-appellants
Court: New Jersey Court of Chancery
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1936-04-24
Citations: 120 N.J. Eq. 202
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jefferson Trust Company, complainant-respondent, v. Harry Balk and Ada Balk, his wife, defendants-appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Equity Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 202–202

Head Matter:
Jefferson Trust Company, complainant-respondent, v. Harry Balk and Ada Balk, his wife, defendants-appellants.
[Submitted February term, 1936.
Decided April 24th, 1936.]
Mr. Edward Stover, for the appellants.
Messrs. Gaede & Gaede, for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The answer and counter-claim interposed by the defendants, Harry Balk and Ada Balk, his wife, in respect of the allegations of a subsequent agreement to postpone foreclosure of the mortgage, in consideration of the payment of the rental income to complainant, if not frivolous, were clearly sham, and were therefore properly struck out.
But the issue of the amount due upon the mortgage remains to be determined, and upon this the answering defendants are entitled to be heard before the master to whom the cause has been referred to ascertain and report the amount due upon the mortgage. The decree should be modified to include such provision.
The decree is accordingly modified, and, as so modified, affirmed.
For modification — The Chief-Justice, Lloyd, Case, Bodine, Donges, Heher, Perskie, Hetfteld, Dear, Wells, WolfsKeil, Rafferty, JJ. 12.