New York Court of Appeals· 11/12/1878
Martin v. . Funk
Citations
- 75 N.Y. 134
- 1878 N.Y. LEXIS 836
How courts have described this case
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- “No particular form of words is necessary to constitute a trust, while the act or words relied upon must be unequivocal, implying that the person holds the property as trustee for another.”
- words or acts demonstrating that person holds property in trust must be unequivocal
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157 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Gruen v. GruenNew York Court of Appeals· 1986-07-08· cited 115×
- Estate of SmithPhiladelphia County Orphans' Court· 1891-10-26· cited 79×
- Gerrish v. New Bedford Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1880-01-10· cited 73×
- Booth v. Oakland Bank of SavingsCalifornia Supreme Court· 1898-09-01· cited 67×
- Telford v. PattonIllinois Supreme Court· 1892-11-03· cited 67×
- Barry v. . LambertNew York Court of Appeals· 1885-03-03· cited 66×
- Devol v. DyeIndiana Supreme Court· 1890-04-12· cited 59×
- Smith v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals· 1883-03-06· cited 56×
- Kalt v. YoungworthCalifornia Supreme Court· 1940-12-26· cited 52×
- Surrey Strathmore Corp. v. Dollar Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals· 1975-02-27· cited 42×
- Stuart v. SargentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1933-07-01· cited 42×
- Barnum v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court· 1891-01-22· cited 33×
- In re MeekerNew York Surrogate's Court· 1929-12-02· cited 32×
- Schollmier v. SchoendelenSupreme Court of Iowa· 1889-10-11· cited 27×
- Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States v. Barry Gourary, Hanna Gourary, Intervenor-Defendant-AppellantSecond Circuit· 1987-11-17· cited 26×
- Cleveland v. Hampden Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1902-10-29· cited 25×
- O'Neil v. GreenwoodMichigan Supreme Court· 1895-10-01· cited 24×
- Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. WinthropAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1923-12-14· cited 23×
- McElroy v. Albany Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1896-07-01· cited 22×
- Jones v. LuplowOhio Court of Appeals· 1920-10-29· cited 20×
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