Steuer v. Hart
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Max Hart, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of June, 1916, granting plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, consisting of a complaint and demurrer thereto.
1Opinion of the Court
Davis, J.:
The court below granted plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings against the defendant Max Hart. The pleadings consist of a complaint and demurrer thereto. The defendant appeals from the order and asserts the insufficiency of the complaint.
It is alleged in the complaint (omitting mere conclusions) that plaintiff is an attorney at law; that defendants are husband and wife; that between December 10, 1915, and February 16, 1916, they lived separate and apart, and various difficulties had arisen between them; that she retained plaintiff as her attorney to procure an adjustment…
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