Blauvelt v. Blauvelt

Plaintiff sues to annul her marriage to defendant upon the ground that he “ has been incurably insane for a period of five years or more ” (Domestic Relations Law, § 7, subd. 5). This section provides in part as follows: “ Provided, further, that judgment annulling a marriage on such ground shall not be rendered until in addition to any other proofs in the case a thorough examination of the alleged insane party shall have been made by three physicians who are recognized authorities on mental disease, to be appointed by the court, all of whom shall have agreed that such party is incurably…