Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Matthews
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1926PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
The proceedings were initiated by a sequestration order upon the property of the defendant pursuant to section 1171-a of the Civil Practice Act, which order, among other things, provides for payment of alimony and counsel fees during the . pendency of the action. Thereafter the summons and complaint were served by publication. Upon appeal to the Appellate Division *310the sequestration order was pronounced void ab initio, section 1171-a on which it was based being declared unconstitutional. (Matthews v. Matthews, 210 App. Div. 652.) The Court of Appeals (240 N. Y. 28) sustained the determination…
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