The new municipality shall be substituted, on its own application, as party plaintiff or defendant in any suit pending in any court of law or equity, by or against such old municipality.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:43-12
Substitution of parties in legal action
Known as the Municipal Consolidation Act
The act spans §§ 40:43-1 to 40:43-9.1 (81 sections).
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