Legal Opinion
Melnick v. Melnick
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Hortense W. Gabel, J.), entered on October 11, 1984, granting defendant’s motion for an order dismissing the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, is unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion by defendant denied.
The complaint in this action seeks a divorce based upon cruel and inhuman treatment within the contemplation of the Domestic Relations Law § 170 (1).
The parties were married in 1966, almost 20 years ago. After joinder of issue, defendant moved for summary judgment and for dismissal of the complaint for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hessen v. HessenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Brady v. BradyNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Cohn v. Lionel Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Echevarria v. EchevarriaNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Lind v. LindAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Grubman v. GrubmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Melnick v. MelnickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Wessler v. WesslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993