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· 12/15/1977

Lanzi v. Brooks

Citations

  • 43 N.Y.2d 778
  • 373 N.E.2d 278
  • 402 N.Y.S.2d 384
  • 1977 N.Y. LEXIS 2568

How courts have described this case

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  • reversing a finding of fraud on reliance grounds because plaintiff did not believe defendant’s misrepresentations
  • “Fraudulent intent not to perform a promise cannot be inferred merely from the fact of nonperformance.... ”
  • “[u]nder New York law, any inference drawn from the fact that the expectation did not occur is not sufficient to sustain the plaintiffs burden of showing that the defendant falsely stated his intentions”

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Judges: Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke Concur

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