2A:28-3. Trial by court
Either party to the dispute shall be afforded, by the court, a specified period of time within which to apply to set aside the report and, if any party so applies, the court shall hear the matter in a summary manner with a jury, if a jury be demanded, or without a jury, if no jury be demanded, and the issue shall be tried and determined as in other cases of a civil nature at law, in said court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2A:28-4. Compensation of commissioners
The court shall fix the compensation of the commissioners and direct payment of the same by the parties, or one or more of them, according to the determination of the issue.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2A:29-1. Expense of examining title and making survey recoverable
When any person shall contract to sell real estate and shall not be able to perform such contract because of a defect in the title to the real estate, the person with whom such contract was made, or his legal representatives or assigns, may, in a civil action, recover from the vendor, not only the deposit money, with interest and costs, but also the reasonable expenses of examining the title and making a survey of the property, unless the contract shall provide otherwise. This section shall not preclude the recovery by the purchaser from the vendor of any other damages to which he may be entitled by law.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.