Legal Opinion

Williams v. Lynch

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

Decided December 11, 1997PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.

Appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court (Ellison, J.), entered June 28, 1996 in Chemung County, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and (2) from the judgment entered thereon.

At issue is an alleged oral contract, by the terms of which the parties were to cohabit and share household expenses. According to plaintiff, she agreed to sell her own house and most of its furnishings, move into defendant’s home and pay one half of the expenses associated with the upkeep of that property, in exchange for, and in reliance upon, defendant’s promise that…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Howell v. New York Post Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Sharp v. KosmalskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Brown v. LockwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Morone v. MoroneNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  4. A. Brod, Inc. v. SK&I CO., LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
  5. Dzek v. Desco Vitroglaze of Schenectady, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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