Ackerman v. Ackerman

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Lewis Friedman, J.), entered May 17, 1995, which denied plaintiff wife’s motion to enjoin defendant husband from prosecuting a divorce action he instituted in Connecticut, and granted defendant’s cross motion to dismiss the instant action to the extent of staying its prosecution pending the Connecticut action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

"The rule of comity forbids our courts from enjoining an action in a sister State 'unless it is clearly shown that the suit sought to be enjoined was brought in bad faith, motivated by fraud or an intent to…