Legal Opinion
Levine v. Levine
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided November 29, 1955PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRinaldi, J.
The complaint, as a statement of the nature and substance of the cause of action, amplified by the amended bill of particulars, is sufficient as a pleading in this court. (N. Y. City Mun. Ct. Code, § 78, subd. 1.)
The court, however, expressly is not adjudicating that the specific items of damage set forth in the complaint, to wit: $2,000 ring and half the value of the furniture and furnishings, are necessarily recoverable.
The cause of action is for fraud in inducing the plaintiff to enter into a marriage. That is an actionable cause. (Blossom v. Barrett, 37 N. Y. 434.) It remains an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Abrams v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Blossom v. . BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Andie v. KaplanNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Andie v. KaplanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Sulkowski v. SzewczykAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Goldstein v. RosenthalCivil Court of the City of New York · 1968
- Tuck v. TuckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963