Black v. Black

This civil action was brought in the Superior Court to recover sums allegedly due on two judgments of the Supreme Court of New York for alimony arrearages. The plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was granted and the defendant appeals.

The facts are somewhat complicated and are perhaps most easily comprehended if related chronologically. The starting point is a divorce action between the parties — both then New York residents — wherein the Supreme Court of New York, Rockland County, in March 1973 entered a decree granting plaintiff-wife’s petition for a divorce and ordering…