Joseph Lanzi, Appellant v. Arthur Brooks, Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the plaintiff's complaint failed to allege a present intent not to perform future promises and therefore did not state a cause of action for fraud based on a misstatement of future intentions; the court also clarified that CPLR 3016(b) requires only sufficient detail, not strict detail, to plead fraud.