Legal Opinion

Donley v. Donley

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 8, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: We reject the contention of plaintiff that Supreme Court erred in granting defendant’s motion, made at the close of plaintiffs proof, to dismiss the complaint in this action seeking a divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. To be entitled to a judgment of divorce on that ground, "plaintiff [is] required to establish serious misconduct on the part of defendant such that [her] physical or mental well being was endangered and continued cohabitation with defendant was unsafe or improper” (Urtis v Urtis, 181 AD2d 1001, 1002; see,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brady v. BradyNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Doyle v. DoyleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Urtis v. UrtisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Brooks v. BrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Walczak v. WalcZakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Tissot v. TissotAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. Vaiana v. VaianaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Quaedvlieg v. QuaedvliegNew York Supreme Court · 1999

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