Legal Opinion

Wettlaufer v. Wettlaufer

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

Decided May 15, 1930Published

1Per curiam

The complaint alleges that the plaintiff was induced to execute the deed to her husband by his fraud. There is no finding of fraud here, nor evidence to support it. The court has found that plaintiff executed the deed because of the ill treatment and duress of defendant and his threats to discontinue the support and maintenance of herself and the family. In our opinion the evidence does not sufficiently show facts constituting duress or that the plaintiff acted under coercion. (Rexford v. Rexford, 7 Lans. 6; Girty v. Standard Oil Company, 1 App. Div. 224.) All concur. Present — Sears, P. J.,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rexford v. RexfordNew York Supreme Court · 1872
  2. Girty v. Standard Oil Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

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