Legal Opinion

In re Wallace

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

Decided March 22, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 2103 to impose a constructive trust, the appeal is from an *639order of the Surrogate’s Court, Richmond County (D’Arrigo, S.), dated February 20, 1991, which denied the appellants’ motion to dismiss the proceeding.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs payable by the respondent personally, the motion is granted, and the proceeding is dismissed.

An equitable claim for the imposition of a constructive trust is governed by the six-year Statute of Limitations set forth in CPLR 213 (1) (see, Dybowski v Dybowska, 146 AD2d 604), which runs from the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Dybowski v. DybowskaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Krauss v. IliescuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Bevilacqua v. BevilacquaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Fiore v. FioreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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