Golden v. Golden
New Mexico Supreme Court
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partBickley, Justice
I am in accord with the holding that a probate judge had authority to perform a marriage ceremony.
I think the award of alimony was excessive, but from the way the case was presented to the trial court, appellant is not entitled to relief.
I am unable to subscribe to the majority view that a party may practice a fraud on the courts of this state, then go into the courts of a neighboring Republic and there practice a fraud upon its courts, and having enjoyed the fruits 'of her conduct, return to her own repudiated courts and find sanctuary for a plea to be allowed to profit by her own wrong. I…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Riggs v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Starbuck v. . StarbuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- De Meli v. . De MeliNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Williams v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Moore v. . HegemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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