Legal Opinion

Harnish v. Harnish

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

Decided January 18, 1946PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment and order affirmed, without costs of this appeal to either party. Certain finding of fact disapproved and reversed and new finding made. Memorandum: The unreasonable exercise of marital rights of coition made possible by the involuntary submission of the wife, even though the submission be procured without threat or violence, will sustain an action for separation especially if such acts tend to impair the mental and physical health of the wife, thereby rendering it unsafe and improper for her to longer cohabit with the husband. (Rudnick v. Rudnick, 288 Mass. 256; Britt v. Britt, 153…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  2. Rudnick v. RudnickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  3. Avdoyan v. AvdoyanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
  4. Reynolds v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
  5. Wirth v. WirthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mante v. ManteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
  2. Jacobsen v. JacobsenNew York Supreme Court · 1954

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