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Davis v. Davis

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 29, 1938
18 N.E.2d 301 (N.Y. 1938)

Summary

In Davis v. Davis (279 N.Y. 657) the second husband sued to annul his marriage to defendant on the ground that she had never been legally divorced from her first husband; apparently she had obtained the ordinary foreign decree, rendered without jurisdiction of her then husband.

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Opinion

Argued October 21, 1938

Decided November 29, 1938

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Harry L. Sitomer for appellant.

John F. Middlemiss for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ. Taking no part: O'BRIEN, J.


Summaries of

Davis v. Davis

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 29, 1938
18 N.E.2d 301 (N.Y. 1938)

In Davis v. Davis (279 N.Y. 657) the second husband sued to annul his marriage to defendant on the ground that she had never been legally divorced from her first husband; apparently she had obtained the ordinary foreign decree, rendered without jurisdiction of her then husband.

Summary of this case from Rosenberg v. Perles
Case details for

Davis v. Davis

Case Details

Full title:ARTHUR L. DAVIS, Respondent, v. PALMIRA DAVIS, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 29, 1938

Citations

18 N.E.2d 301 (N.Y. 1938)
18 N.E.2d 301

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