Legal Opinion
Roney v. Janis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1981PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a cause of action for fraud and deceit. As the Appellate Division noted, the alleged misrepresentations upon which plaintiff bases his claim of fraud are nothing more than the usual expressions of hope and statements of expectation made by one about to be married. Plaintiff’s complaint makes no factual assertions which, if proven, could lead a trier of fact to conclude otherwise. The mere fact that the expectations of the parties were eventually frustrated is…
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