Legal Opinion

Farano v. Stephanelli

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

Decided March 17, 1959PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.

Plaintiff father seeks to obtain a reconveyance of real property which he had previously deeded to his three daughters on the ground that they hold the property as constructive trustees. After trial judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants and the complaint dismissed. The father appeals.

The trial court, in its opinion, stressed the issue of whether express words were used by the daughters in agreeing to hold the property and to reconvey it to the father, if he should ever require it. True, the pleadings, the bill of particulars, and even the theory upon which the case was tried,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Wood v. . Duff-GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Sinclair v. . PurdyNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  3. Foreman v. ForemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  4. Wood v. . RabeNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  5. Goldsmith v. . GoldsmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1895

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Sharp v. KosmalskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Reiner v. ReinerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Robert Brand v. Herbert BrandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. Hieble v. HiebleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  5. Lillian N. Burg v. Max Horn and George Horn, and Darand Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967

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