Jackson v. Pichler

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Helen E. Freedman, J.), entered on or about October 6, 2003, which granted plaintiffs motion to dismiss defendant’s counterclaim seeking an adjudication that defendant obtained sole ownership of the subject property, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The subject property was conveyed to Harold Warren and defendant Rosemarie Pichler by deed dated March 20, 1974, purportedly as tenants by the entirety. However, because Harold Warren and defendant are brother and sister, and not husband and wife, it was impossible for them to take title as tenants by the…