Forrest v. Forrest
The Superior Court of New York City
This action came before the court at General Term, on an appeal by the defendant from the whole judgment; and on an appeal by the plaintiff from a part of the judgment The action was brought by the plaintiff, the wife, to obtain a divorce on the ground of the adultery of the defendant, her husband.
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This action came before the court at General Term, on an appeal by the defendant from the whole judgment; and on an appeal by the plaintiff from a part of the judgment The action was brought by the plaintiff, the wife, to obtain a divorce on the ground of the adultery of the defendant, her husband. The complaint states that the plaintiff and defendant were married in London, in June, 1837, and before January, 1838, removed to and settled in the city of New York, where they have since resided and still reside. It charged the defendant with having committed adultery in 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
The defendant appeals from the whole, and the plaintiff from a part of the judgment. The points presented by the defendant’s appeal will be first considered. The latter appeal presents only questions of law. Ho motion is made to set aside the verdict as being contrary to evidence. The defendant’s printed points, being twenty-seven in number, will be considered in their order.
Defendants First Point.
The point first made is, that the Superior Court of the city of Hew York has no jurisdiction in actions for divorce.
It is a sufficient answer to this point, to say, that if the…
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