Cooke v. Cooke
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBeldock, Acting P. J.
Appellant, the divorced wife of Gordon C. Cooke, deceased, seeks to recover from his estate installments of alimony alleged to have accrued after his death, pursuant to the terms of a written separation agreement which was later incorporated into the decree of divorce.
The principal question to be determined is whether, under the agreement, after the husband’s demise his former wife has a cause of action against his estate to recover the prescribed *130monthly alimony payments for the period beginning at his death and continuing until her death.
Appellant and the deceased, Gordon C. Cooke, were…
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