Greenfield v. Greenfield

This is a matrimonial action brought by the plaintiff to secure a decree of separation. The answer sets up a counter*505claim for a separation. The plaintiff did not appear and was not represented at the trial, although the record recites that the attorney for plaintiff appeared.

A judgment was entered by stipulation in favor of the defendant upon her counterclaim. Plaintiff urges that the motion to vacate the judgment should have been granted because the judgment was rendered upon a consent. With the stipulation eliminated, the testimony is not sufficient to justify the decree.

The motion was…