Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Chapman
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1956PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCharles M. Hughes, J.
This is an action brought to recover a sum of money upon the alimony provisions of a divorce judgment granted by the courts of the State of Vermont.
A résumé of the proceedings which have taken place will be helpful. On December 17, 1951, the plaintiff obtained a judgment of absolute divorce and, in lieu of alimony, the lump sum of $25,000 was awarded. On November 3, 1953, the Supreme Court of Vermont denied the defendant’s petition for a new trial because of improper service. (See Chapman v. Chapman, 118 Vt. 120.) On February 2, 1954, another petition for a new trial was dismissed for lack of…
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