Legal Opinion
Berlin v. Berlin
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 22, 1970PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
Mrs. Georgina Berlin seeks to divorce her husband Milton because of cruel and inhuman treatment. She does not claim any physical assault. Rather, she claims such abusive treatment as endangers her mental well-being making it unsafe or improper for the marriage to continue. Her husband defends, first, that her complaints are simply bearable irritants of marital life and not grounds for divorce, and, second, that in any event, there can be no divorce based on mental cruelty without a showing that the wife’s physical or mental health has been seriously affected, and for this there must be the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Burch v. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Ford v. SnookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- Dowling v. . HastingsNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Ford v. SnookNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Reinhard v. ReinhardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hessen v. HessenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Filippi v. FilippiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Dudzick v. DudzickNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- Barnier v. BarnierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Zweig v. ZweigSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
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