Legal Opinion

Pizzo v. Goor

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

Decided April 29, 2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Patricia Anne Williams, J.), entered on or about March 22, 2007, which, insofar as appealed from, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Defendant’s promise to pay plaintiff money at the end of their cohabitation relationship is unenforceable because the main consideration therefor, under the parties’ cohabitation agreement, was plaintiff’s provision of “companionship (both platonic and sexual)” (see Morone v Morone, 50 NY2d 481, 486 [1980]; McRay v Citrin, 270 AD2d 191 [2000]). Furthermore, the agreement,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Morone v. MoroneNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Artache v. GoldinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. McRay v. CitrinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Jennings v. HurtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. Dulko v. ReichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Truman v. BrownDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2020

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