Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1948

Bais Yaakov Parochial School of East New York, Inc. v. City of New York

Bais Yaakov Parochial School of East New York, Inc. v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 15, 1948
273 A.D. 903; 77 N.Y.S.2d 355; 1948 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5209
Bais Yaakov Parochial School of East New York, Inc. v. City of New York

Opinion of the Court

In an action to impress a trust on real property, order denying motion for summary judgment on the ground that appellants had established the Statute of Frauds (Real Property Law, § 242) as a complete defense, affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements. A triable issue is presented as to the existence of a confidential relationship between the parties sufficient to warrant impressment of a trust. (Sinclair v. Purdy, 235 N. Y. 245, 253; Fraw Bealty Co. v. Natanson, 261 N. Y. 396, 402; Kaplan V. Meyer, 271 App. Div. 837.) Lewis, P. J., Carswell, Adel, Sneed and Wenzel, JJ., concur.

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