Ricotta v. Ricotta
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Special Term erred in dismissing plaintiffs first cause of action for a constructive trust on a home which she had deeded to defendant, her daughter. A confidential or fiduciary relationship is sufficiently alleged by asserting a mother-daughter relationship (cf., Sharp v Kosmalski, 40 NY2d 119, 121; see, D’Aprile v Blythe, 53 AD2d 1059, 1060). Defendant failed to meet her burden of showing that she was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the first cause of action (see, Friends of Animals v…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Sharp v. KosmalskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- D'Aprile v. BlytheAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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