John Jakacic v Mladen Jakacic

Jakacic v Jakacic 2006 NY Slip Op 01141 [26 AD3d 355] February 14, 2006 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. As corrected through Wednesday, April 19, 2006

John Jakacic, Respondent,
v
Mladen Jakacic, Appellant.

—[*1]In an action, inter alia, to impose a constructive trust on certain real property, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Beldock, J.H.O.), dated April 19, 2004, which, after a nonjury trial, inter alia, directed him to execute a deed transferring title of the property to the plaintiff.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly imposed a constructive trust on the subject property, since the plaintiff established the elements for the imposition of a constructive trust, that is, the existence of a confidential or fiduciary relationship, a promise, a transfer in reliance thereon, and unjust enrichment (see Byrd v Brown, 208 AD2d 582 [1994]; Nockelun v Sawicki, 197 AD2d 507 [1993]).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit. Schmidt, J.P., Krausman, Luciano and Mastro, JJ., concur.