Legal Opinion

Wolf v. Wolf

New York Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1919PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Action for the annulment of a marriage.

1Opinion of the CourtBenedict, J.

This is an action by husband against wife for the annulment of a marriage on the ground that at the time of such marriage a former husband of the defendant was living and that her marriage to such former husband was then in full force and effect. The answer contains several defenses, but the gist of them is that prior to said marriage defendant’s former husband had absented himself for more than five years, without being known to her to be living, and that she contracted the marriage with plaintiff in good faith, in the honest belief that her former husband was dead, and further, that after…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stokes v. . StokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  2. Kaufman v. KaufmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
  3. Taylor v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. Kerrison v. KerrisonNew York Supreme Court · 1880
  5. Stokes v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of ShefferNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
  2. Fidanque v. FidanqueNew York Supreme Court · 1949

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