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Knight v. Knight

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 9, 1969
25 N.Y.2d 957 (N.Y. 1969)

Opinion

Argued September 30, 1969

Decided October 9, 1969

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, NICHOLAS M. PETTE, J.

Jacob W. Friedman and James J. Richman for appellant.

John A. Needham for respondents.


Order affirmed, with costs, on the opinion at the Appellate Division. Question certified answered in the affirmative. No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON.


Summaries of

Knight v. Knight

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 9, 1969
25 N.Y.2d 957 (N.Y. 1969)
Case details for

Knight v. Knight

Case Details

Full title:GERALD A. KNIGHT et al., Respondents, v. EDWARD P. KNIGHT, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 9, 1969

Citations

25 N.Y.2d 957 (N.Y. 1969)
305 N.Y.S.2d 354
252 N.E.2d 852

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