Legal Opinion

Brienza v. Brienza

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 6, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Baisley, J.), dated April 7, 1994, which, inter alia, dismissed the action for failure of proof.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

There is no basis in the record to find that the Supreme *365Court erred in dismissing the plaintiffs action for divorce based upon constructive abandonment. When the determination of constructive abandonment is premised upon an evaluation of the credibility of the respective witnesses, the determination of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Schottenfeld v. SchottenfedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. Caso v. CasoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Infosino v. InfosinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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