Legal Opinion
Grobart v. Grobart
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided January 19, 1931PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The wife brings an action for maintenance and the husband has interposed a counter-claim for a divorce on the ground of desertion. The parties were married December 20th, 1925, and lived together until October 14th, 1926, when the wife left her husband and has not since returned. Therefore, unless the wife justifies her leaving by misconduct of the husband, she could not succeed in her maintenance action and the husband would be entitled to a decree for desertion.
The wife contends that she was forced to leave the husband on account of his cruelty. It is a conceded fact that the marriage has…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kirschbaum v. KirschbaumNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1920
- G— v. G—New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1903
- Tompkins v. TompkinsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1920
- Bissell v. BissellNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1922
3Cited by8 opinions
- Kaufman v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Godfrey v. ShatwellNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- Sharpe v. SharpeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
- Gilbert v. GilbertNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1953
- D, Otherwise C. v. CNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
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