Legal Opinion
Bruno v. Codd
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 5, 1977PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbraham J. Gellinoff, J.
For too long, Anglo-American law treated a man’s physical abuse of his wife as different from any other assault, and, indeed, as an acceptable practice (see, Bacon, Baron and Feme, p 9 [2d ed, 1719]; 1 Blackstone’s Comm [7th ed, 1775], pp 444-445); In re Cochrane, 8 Dowl Rep 630, 633-634 [1840]; People v Winters, 2 Parker Cr Rep 10 [1823]). If the allegations of the instant complaint — buttressed by hundreds of pages of affidavits — are true, only the written law has changed; in reality, wife beating is still condoned, if not approved, by some of those charged with protecting its victims.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Riss v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Motyka v. City of AmsterdamNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Martin v. LavineNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Baker v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- 1350 Sixth Ave. Corp. v. Department of Housing & BuildingsNew York Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. KellySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Friar v. Vanguard Holding Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Thurman v. City of TorringtonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1984
- Dunbar v. United Steelworkers of AmericaIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
- Bruno v. CoddNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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