Legal Opinion
300 Broadway Realty Corp. v. Kommit
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1962PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence H. Cooke, J.
Defendant moves pursuant to subdivision 4 of rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice to dismiss the complaint herein on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
The gravamen of the complaint is for an accounting. The complaint in an equitable action for an accounting must show: (1) relations of a mutual and confidential nature; (2) money or property entrusted to the defendant imposing upon him the burden of accounting; (3) that there is no adequate legal remedy; and (4), in some cases, a demand for an accounting and a refusal (4 Carmody-Wait, New York…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kalmanash v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Gerdes v. ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Schantz v. . OakmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Fur & Wool Trading Co. v. George I. Fox, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Rubenstein v. SmallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Stratton Oakmont, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- IMG FRAGRANCE BRANDS, LLC v. Houbigant, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2009
- Pressman v. Estate of SteinvorthDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Hughes v. BCI International Holdings, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- Hettinger v. KleinmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
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