Legal Opinion

Mechwart v. Mechwart

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 4, 2002PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to set aside certain conveyances of real property, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Molia, J.), entered June 14, 2001, which, after a nonjury trial, dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

While an appellate court’s authority in reviewing a nonjury trial is as broad as that of a trial court, due deference is given to the court’s determinations (see, Matter of Ingargiola, 212 AD2d 789, 790; Barclays Bank of N.Y. v Heady Elec. Co., 212 AD2d 749, cert denied 519 US 1110; DiBruno v Abrams, 208 AD2d 672,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chapman v. . RoseNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  2. In re the Estate of PoggemeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. First National Bank v. FazzariNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
  4. DiBruno v. AbramsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. In re the Estate of IngargiolaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dalessio v. KresslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Chambers v. McIntyreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. International Baptist Church, Inc. v. FortiniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Manzo v. GrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Warm v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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