Legal Opinion

Dunn v. Moss

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

Decided July 13, 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion denied. Denman, J., not participating. Memorandum: Special Term improperly granted defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (subd [a], pars 5, 7) to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint in an action to impress a constructive trust for his undivided one-half interest in a residential property which he had transferred to the defendant Moss, plaintiffs former wife, and which is now held in the name of her sister, the defendant Zipf. The complaint alleges the essential elements of " '(1) a confidential or fiduciary relation, (2) a promise, (3) a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sharp v. KosmalskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Ball v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Pattison v. PattisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1950

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lew-Mark Cleaners Corp. v. DeMartiniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. Dillon v. DeanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. HughesNew York Supreme Court · 2010

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