OPINION OF THE COURT BY LEVINSON, J.
In a mortgage foreclosure action brought by the plaintiffs-appellees, the defendants-appellants counterclaimed for damages for breach of a partial release covenant in the mortgage. This appeal concerns the disposition of the counterclaim in the trial court.
The mortgage agreement contained the following partial release covenant:
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