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Clarke v. Sommer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 13, 1987
129 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

April 13, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Oppido, J.).


Ordered that the appeal from the order dated March 14, 1986 is dismissed; that order was superseded by the order granting reargument; and, it is further,

Ordered that the order dated April 24, 1986 is affirmed insofar as reviewed; and, it is further,

Ordered that the order dated July 25, 1986 is affirmed; and, it is further,

Ordered that the defendants are awarded one bill of costs.

We agree that neither the original complaint nor the amended complaint states a cause of action either for specific performance (General Obligations Law § 5-703; Burns v McCormick, 233 N.Y. 230) or for imposition of a constructive trust or equitable lien upon the premises for the plaintiffs' benefit (see, Sharp v Kosmalski, 40 N.Y.2d 119; Scivoletti v Marsala, 97 A.D.2d 401, affd 61 N.Y.2d 806; Matter of Wells, 36 A.D.2d 471, affd 29 N.Y.2d 931). Mollen, P.J., Brown, Weinstein, Eiber and Harwood, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Clarke v. Sommer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 13, 1987
129 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

Clarke v. Sommer

Case Details

Full title:CAROL CLARKE et al., Appellants, v. GERTRUDE SOMMER et al., Respondents

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

Date published: Apr 13, 1987

Citations

129 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)