Sivakoff v. Sivakoff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
This action was brought to restrain defendant from prosecuting an action for divorce in Nevada, or in any State other than New York. Defendant was held to have appeared, but he defaulted in answering the complaint. Between the time process herein was served and the default judgment was rendered defendant obtained a decree of divorce in Nevada.
Following an inquest the court here directed the entry of judgment for the injunctive relief prayed for in the complaint. An adjudication was also made that the Nevada decree obtained by defendant was invalid and that the plaintiff was still the lawful…
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