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Cunningham v. . Cunningham

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 22, 1912PublishedCited by 56 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 19, 1911, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The cause of action coming within the statutes of the state of New York, plaintiff was entitled to the relief prayed for in the complaint.

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 19, 1911, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The cause of action coming within the statutes of the state of New York, plaintiff was entitled to the relief prayed for in the complaint. (Stokes v. Stokes, 198 N. Y. 301; Code Civ. Pro. § 1743; L. 1909, ch. 19, § 7.) The parties to this action, citizens of…

1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.

This action was brought to annul the marriage between the plaintiff and the defendant, which was alleged to have taken place on the 30th day of January, 1910, in the state of New Jersey. The plaintiff, whose maiden name was Amia Prell, is a daughter of Otto and Anna Prell, with whom she had lived all of her lifetime at No. 107 Seventh avenue, New York city. She, on the date of her marriage, was under the age of eighteen years. The defendant was about forty years of age and for about two years had been a boarder at the house of the plaintiff’s parents. On the day of the marriage-the defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Maynard v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  3. Kinnier v. . KinnierNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  4. Livingston v. . LivingstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  5. Wade v. . KalbfleischNew York Court of Appeals · 1874

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
  2. Maier Hanson v. HansonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  3. Bell v. LittleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  4. In re the Estate of GreenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
  5. Mpiliris v. Hellenic Lines, LimitedDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1970

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