Legal Opinion

Bane v. Bane

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 26, 1948Published

1Opinion of the CourtDickstein, J.

In this action the plaintiff, who was not a party to the divorce suit in question, is seeking to obtain an annulment of her marriage to the defendant on the ground of the alleged invalidity of the decree of divorce which terminated his prior marriage. If this plaintiff succeeds in obtaining an annulment, then a new vista will be opened up to wives and husbands who, by unilateral action, can upset marriages which have been in existence for many years, regardless of the innocence of the other spouse. Mere whim or caprice or personal disappointment would be sufficient to effect that selfish end…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  5. Sherrer v. SherrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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