Trotta v. Ollivier
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*10OPINION OF THE COURT
Dillon, J.P.
Very sparse case law exists interpreting the scope of RPAPL 1201. The statute is central to whether the complaint in this case states a cause of action that may survive a motion to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7). We address here, for the first time in any New York appellate court, whether the estate of a joint tenant may sue a surviving joint tenant to recover one half of the payments made by the decedent for the purchase and upkeep of property.
On November 17, 1992, the plaintiffs decedent, Susan Leone, and the defendant, Charles Ollivier, purchased real…
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