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Marec v. Lynch

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 31, 2001
289 A.D.2d 541 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

2001-10988, 2000-11006

Submitted December 14, 2001.

December 31, 2001.

In an action, inter alia, for the imposition of a constructive trust, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Bergerman, J.), dated October 24, 2000, which, inter alia, denied her motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(7).

Kenneth Moran, Tallman, N.Y., for appellant.

Robert L. Reda, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., for respondents.

Before: GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, J.P., WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

To determine a motion to dismiss a complaint for failure to state a cause of action under CPLR 3211(a)(7), the court must accept the allegations of the complaint as true, and must give the plaintiffs the benefit of every favorable inference (see, Cron v. Hargro Fabrics, 91 N.Y.2d 362; Leon v. Martinez, 84 N.Y.2d 83; CPLR 3211[a][7]). Contrary to the defendant's contention, the facts as alleged stated viable causes of action to impose a constructive trust and to recover damages for fraud (see, Leon v. Martinez, supra, at 88).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

KRAUSMAN, J.P., FRIEDMANN, FEUERSTEIN and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Marec v. Lynch

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 31, 2001
289 A.D.2d 541 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

Marec v. Lynch

Case Details

Full title:FLORENCE MAREC, ET AL., Respondents, v. MARCELLE LYNCH, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 31, 2001

Citations

289 A.D.2d 541 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
735 N.Y.S.2d 793

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