Silvers v. Silvers
Opinion of the Court
—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract, to impose a constructive trust, and to vacate a separation agreement dated May 26, 1981, the plaintiff Maria Silvers appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Posner, J.), dated June 30, 1998, which granted the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted by her.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly determined that the appellant is precluded by the doctrine of res judicata from relitigating legal or equitable title to the subject premises (see, Boronow v Boronow, 71 NY2d 284; Glass v Glass, 186 AD2d 787; Greenley v Greenley, 175 AD2d 824). Accordingly, the relative rights and obligations of the appellant and the defendant, her former spouse, must be determined by reference to their separation agreement.
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