Lazzarevich v. Lazzarevich

John Lazzarevich brought this action against Catherine Lazzarevich, his former wife, to set aside an assignment of a joint tenancy interest in real property. In a second count, as an alternative, he sought to have the property partitioned. Judgment was given against him on both counts, and he has appealed.

John was given an interlocutory decree of divorce from Catherine in 1932, and in 1933 his attorney obtained entry of a final decree. The parties became reconciled in 1935, and they cohabited without remarriage until 1945. In 1938, while the parties were living together, John entered into a…