Legal Opinion

Saff v. Saff

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

Decided March 1, 1978PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Simons, J.

Appellant has obtained a divorce from respondent because he abandoned her. She appeals from so much of the judgment as denied her alimony and failed to impose a constructive trust on one half of all respondent’s separately owned property (with one minor exception). She asserts that our prior decision in Janke v Janke (47 AD2d 445, affd 39 NY2d 786) supports her claim for this relief.

In Janke a majority of this court affirmed a trial court decision that imposed a constructive trust in favor of a wife upon a one-half interest in her husband’s restaurant business.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Sharp v. KosmalskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Ball v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Sinclair v. . PurdyNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  4. Janke v. JankeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. Janke v. JankeNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Simons v. SimonsNebraska Supreme Court · 2022
  2. Tomaino v. TomainoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. Perry v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. Weis v. Selected Meat Packers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Fabrizio v. FabrizioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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