Legal Opinion
Piccone v. Chamberlain
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 24, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to impose a constructive trust, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (D’Emilio, J.), dated April 22, 1999, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“The essential elements needed for the imposition of a constructive trust are (1) a confidential or fiduciary relationship, (2) a promise, (3) a transfer in reliance thereon, and (4) unjust enrichment (see, Simonds v Simonds, 45 NY2d 233; Sharp v Kosmalski, 40 NY2d 119; Weiss v Weiss, 186 AD2d 247)” (Ostreicher…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sharp v. KosmalskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Simonds v. SimondsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Weiss v. WeissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Ostreicher v. OstreicherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Gadman v. CatalfoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Cioffi-Petrakis v. PetrakisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010