Atherton v. Atherton
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME. COURT OE THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This was a suit brought January 11, 1893, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, by Mary G. Atherton against Peter'Lee Atherton, for a divorce from bed and board, for the custody of the child of the parties, and for the support of the plaintiff and the child, on the ground of cruel and abusive .treatment of the plaintiff by the defendant.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME. COURT OE THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This was a suit brought January 11, 1893, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, by Mary G. Atherton against Peter'Lee Atherton, for a divorce from bed and board, for the custody of the child of the parties, and for the support of the plaintiff and the child, on the ground of cruel and abusive .treatment of the plaintiff by the defendant. The defendant appeared in the case; and at a trial by the court without a jury at June term, 1893, the court found the following facts: On- October 17, 1888, the parties were married at Clinton,…
1Opinion of the Court
181 U.S. 155 (1901)
ATHERTON
v.
ATHERTON.
No. 17.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued December 15, 1899.
Decided April 15, 1901.
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Mr. Alexander Pope Humphrey for plaintiff in error. Mr. George M. Davie was on his brief.
Mr. William Kernan for defendant in error.
MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.
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