Legal Opinion

Lopez v. Fenn

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

Decided December 27, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*570Plaintiff claims that he is the long-time domestic partner of the decedent, Rev. Charles E. Whipple. Plaintiff alleges that in March 2007, defendant Fenn removed plaintiffs name from a Merrill Lynch bank account that plaintiff held in joint tenancy with Whipple. It is undisputed that the account was restored to a joint tenancy with plaintiff in August 2008. Plaintiff further alleges that a second conversion occurred on October 16, 2008, when Fenn “caused $725,000 to be wired out of the . . . account,” which at that time had a balance of $1,399,413. Plaintiffs complaint alleges that the funds…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Goshen v. Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. State v. Seventh Regiment Fund, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Peters Griffin Woodward, Inc. v. WCSC, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Kleinberg v. HellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. Melfi v. Mount Sinai HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Fortgang v. KatzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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