Legal Opinion

Ehlinger v. Ruberti, Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C.

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

Decided April 10, 2003PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered September 11, 2001 in Albany County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

In October 1994, plaintiff retained defendants to represent him in a divorce action against his wife. One of the disputed issues in the action was ownership of certain real property titled solely in the name of plaintiff’s wife and known as the Ridge-field Drive property. Plaintiff claimed an equitable interest in this property based upon his having paid off its mortgage in reliance on his wife’s promise to name him…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. 5303 Realty Corp. v. O & Y Equity Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Arnav Industries, Inc. Retirement Trust v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Estate of Nevelson v. Carro, Spanbock, Kaster & CuiffoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Lester v. ZimmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Shopsin v. Siben & Siben, Esqs.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Tabner v. DrakeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Guiles v. SimserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Antokol v. MyersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Brodeur v. HayesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Country Club Partners, LLC v. GoldmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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