Legal Opinion · Dissent

Dorothy M. Faison v. Tonya Lewis

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 2015No. 46Published

1Dissent

Chief Judge Lippman

(dissenting). I believe that plaintiffs action against defendant Bank of America, seeking to invalidate the Bank’s mortgage interest in real property conveyed by an allegedly forged deed, is subject to the six-year statute of limitations under CPLR 213 (8). Because plaintiff did not commence this action within either the applicable six-year limitation period, or two-year discovery window provided by the statute, I would find that the claim is time-barred. In 1996, defendant Dorothy Lewis and her brother, Percy Lee Gogins, Jr., *232inherited property located at 1900 Bergen…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Hulbert v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Marden v. . DorthyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  4. Stone v. FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
  5. Hechter v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1978

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