New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division March 27, 2001 (Hoehn v. Barrett)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

RODRIGUEZ, A.A., J.A.D.

In this appeal, we hold that a trial court cannot compel acceptance of an offer of judgment made pursuant to R. 4:58-1. Instead, R. 4:58-2 and 4-58-3 mandate consequences when the offer is rejected and the offeree fails to obtain a judgment at least as favorable as the offer.