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· 12/6/1978

Gordon v. Bialystoker Center & Bikur Cholim, Inc.

Citations

  • 45 N.Y.2d 692
  • 385 N.E.2d 285
  • 412 N.Y.S.2d 593
  • 1978 N.Y. LEXIS 2373

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  • stating that under New York law, where a fiduciary relationship exists between parties, the law of constructive fraud applies
  • holding that a nursing home was a fiduciary for a resident based on testimony that the residents of that home were “dependent on the home to take care ... of their very livelihood, their existence”
  • finding that a nursing home was a fiduciary for a resident based on testimony that the residents of that home were “dependent on the home ‘to take care ... of their very livelihood, their existence’ ”
  • administrator of estate prosecutes claim against recipient of charitable donation from decedent based on fraud and undue influence

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Judges: Jones

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