Legal Opinion

Landsman v. Landsman

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 30, 1950PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lotjghbast, Ch. J.

The parties went through a marriage ceremony at a time when the defendant already had a husband. To be sure, she had previously obtained a decree annulling her earlier marriage but that decree had not yet become final when she tried to marry the plaintiff. On these facts, he here demanded a judgment that would declare his union with her to be a nullity.

In her answer herein, she charged him with having deceived her by false representations in respect of the effectiveness of *48her interlocutory decree. On that basis, she demanded a judgment (1) dismissing his complaint in this…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Fischer v. FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1930

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Sutton v. LeibCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
  2. Gibson v. HughesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
  3. Friedman v. LibinNew York Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Landsman v. LandsmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
  5. Magowan v. MagowanNew York Supreme Court · 1964

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