Ridolfi v. Ridolfi

The plaintiff, Frederick Ridolfi, and the defendant, Amelia Ridolfi, were married in 1941. In 1956, they jointly purchased a rest home which the defendant managed until 1963 when she became seriously ill and underwent two major surgical operations. Thereafter the plaintiff began managing the business on a full-time basis. After recovering from her operations, the defendant’s work at the rest home consisted of doing the bookkeeping, cooking and cleaning. She continued her work in this fashion until 1973, when she and her husband separated. Thereafter she was denied further access to the…