New York Court of Appeals
William C. Oursler v. April O. Armstrong
December 7, 196110 N.Y.2d 385
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and dismissed the plaintiffs' claim for a constructive trust, holding that no enforceable promise by Grace Oursler to refrain from altering her will was proven; a moral obligation or confidential relationship alone is insufficient to impose such a trust.