Legal Opinion

Elkind v. Berger

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

Decided November 15, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rigler, J.), dated March 22, 1999, which dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The trial court’s determination that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate his entitlement to a divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment was based upon its evaluation of the credibility of the parties. There is nothing in the record which would require this Court to disturb that determination on appeal (see, Soto v Soto, 216 AD2d 455; Tortorello v…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Tortorello v. TortorelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. Soto v. SotoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Fuegel v. FuegelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Zabezhanskaya v. DinHoferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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