Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Morrison
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 5, 1934PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
It is somewhat unusual, in view of the multitudinous adverse adjudications on the subject, to encounter a litigant who seriously supports the validity of the variety of foreign divorce which is popularly known as the “ mail-order ” type. Such, however, is the experience of the court in the present proceeding for the removal of the administrator of this estate.
The pertinent facts, in so far as not stipulated, are clearly established by uncontradicted evidence. The present respondent married a woman by the name of Betty, in April, 1923, and lived with her continuously in Brooklyn,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re the Estate of FindlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Bell v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Baumann v. BaumannNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Alzmann v. MaherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- In re BennettNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Estate of McNuttCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
- Buckley v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1962
- Anonymous v. AnonymousAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1940
- Anonymous v. AnonymousNew York Family Court · 1940
- Sanders v. SandersNew York Family Court · 1942
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