Stroke v. Stroke
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying defendant’s motion seeking dismissal of the complaint for failure to state a cause of action for divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment (see, CPLR 3211 [a] [7]; Domestic Relations Law § 170 [1]). “Accepting as true the factual allegations of the complaint * * * there is no reasonable view of the facts which supports such a cause of action” (Breen v Breen, 272 AD2d 425, 426; cf., Vestal v Vestal, 273 AD2d 461, 462). A plaintiff seeking a divorce…
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