Gennett v. Gennett

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Lynch, J.), entered November 27, 1996 in Schenectady County, which granted judgment in favor of plaintiff on the ground that defendant failed to comply with a prior court order.

Plaintiff commenced this action for a divorce in October 1993 based on allegations of cruel and inhuman treatment. By order dated September 30,1996, Supreme Court, inter alia, conditionally granted plaintiff’s motion to preclude defendant from opposing the grounds for divorce because defendant had failed to comply with plaintiff’s discovery demands, unless defendant produced…