In re Salmon
New York Supreme Court
Application for the modification of a decree of divorce rendered in an action in the Supreme Court, entitled “ Irene B. Salmon against William E. Salmon.”
1Opinion of the CourtDavy, J.
A single question of law is presented upon this motion, and that is whether the court had power to grant the order *252modifying the judgment of divorce obtained herein, so as to permit the defendant to marry again, without giving notice of the application thereof to the plaintiff.
The statute upon which this judgment was modified provides that “ Whenever a marriage has been or shall be dissolved, pursuant to the provisions of this article, the complainant may marry again during the lifetime of the defendant; but no defendant convicted of adultery shall marry again until the death of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Winans v. . WinansNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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