Martin v. Hall

—In an action, inter alia, for a judgment declaring that the parties have a valid, common-law marriage under the laws of sister states which is entitled to recognition by the State of New York, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Barasch, J.), dated March 10, 2000, which granted the plaintiffs motion pursuant to CPLR 3126 to strike his answer.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, the motion is denied, and the answer and counterclaim are reinstated; and it is further,

Ordered that the defendant is…