Asignación de contratos y juicios en Nueva Jersey

Explicación Simple

En Nueva Jersey, si tienes un contrato o un juicio, puedes pasar tus derechos a otra persona. Esa persona puede demandar en su propio nombre y el demandado debe aceptar todas las defensas que tenía contra ti.

Es como si tuvieras un boleto de concierto que no puedes usar y se lo das a un amigo. Si tu amigo quiere reclamar algo al organizador, puede hacerlo y el organizador debe reconocer cualquier problema que tú tenías antes.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan le vendió su casa a Pedro y el contrato de venta incluye una deuda. Si Pedro no paga, Juan puede ceder su derecho a cobrar a su amigo Luis. Ahora, Luis puede demandar a Pedro y Pedro debe aceptar las quejas que tenía Juan antes de que le avisaran sobre la cesión.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

2A:25-1 Contracts and judgments assignable; action by assignee; defenses. 2A:25-1. All contracts for the sale and conveyance of real estate, all judgments and decrees recovered in any of the courts of this State or of the United States or in any of the courts of any other state of the United States and all choses in action arising on contract shall be assignable, and the assignee may sue thereon in his own name. In such an action, the person sued shall be allowed, not only all set-offs, discounts and defenses he has against the assignee, but also all set-offs, discounts and defenses he had against the assignor before notice of such assignment was given to him. The assignment of a sealed instrument by writing not under seal shall be as valid as if under seal. The assignee for a valuable consideration of any chose in action may, although the assignor is dead, sue for and recover the same in his own name. The person sued in any such action shall be allowed not only all set-offs, discounts and defenses he has against the assignee, but also all set-offs, discounts and defenses he had against the assignor or his representatives before notice of such assignment was given to him. Security interests in commercial tort claims may be created, attached, perfected and enforced in accordance with Chapter 9 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes (12A:9-101 et seq.). L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 2001, c.386, s.137.