Bodden v. Kean
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*525A cause of action to impose a constructive trust is governed by a six-year statute of limitations, which begins to run upon the occurrence of the wrongful act giving rise to a duty of restitution (see CPLR 213 [1]; DeLaurentis v DeLaurentis, 47 AD3d 750, 751 [2008]; Auffermann v Distl, 56 AD3d 502 [2008]; Reiner v Jaeger, 50 AD3d 761 [2008]). Where, as here, the plaintiff alleges that the defendant wrongfully withheld the subject real property after lawfully acquiring it, the date of the wrongful act triggering the running of the statute of limitations is the date the defendant allegedly…
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