WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CLAIM INVOLVES A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY?
The officers of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and the like cannot generally appear New Jersey Special Civil Part in cases involving disputes exceeding $3,000 since the corporation, partnership or limited liability company must usually be represented by an attorney. There may be some exceptions to this rule, such as where the case involves a summary action for possession of premises. Also, if you sue a company and the company represents itself at trial and you thereafter win the case and recover a judgment, it is possible that the company shall get the judgment overturned because they were not permitted to appear in court for themselves in the first place!
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