Springett v. Springett

Plaintiff, now deceased, and defendant were married in the State of New York in 1936. There are no issue of the marriage. Defendant was adjudged an incompetent in 1956 and in that year plaintiff obtained a judgment under the provisions of subdivision 5 of section 7 of the Domestic Belations Law annulling the marriage on the grounds of defendant’s incurable insanity which was found in that proceeding to have existed since prior to 1948. The court further found the defendant to have adequate means for her support and to be in no need of support from the plaintiff. In view of the provisions of…