Legal Opinion

Chiang v. Chang

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

Decided June 9, 1988PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Carro, J.

This is an action for judicial partition of a cooperative apartment and raises the novel question of whether such a partition is one of real property or personal property and whether this action may be maintained pursuant to RPAPL article 9.

The subject apartment is the sixth-floor apartment of 519 Broadway, New York, New York, a cooperatively owned apartment building. Plaintiffs Blomback and Chiang, husband and wife, and defendant Chang own, as tenants in common, 16 shares of 515 Broadway Corporation, which shares are allocated to the sixth-floor apartment. The…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of McKelwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  3. Ripp v. RippAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
  4. Ripp v. RippNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. State Tax Commission v. ShorNew York Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  3. In Re Okura & Co. (America), Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2000
  4. Karen Wynkoop v. Gerard StratthausSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  5. Manganiello v. LipmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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