Legal Opinion

French v. French

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

Decided June 1, 1999PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action for a separation, the defendant wife appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Warshawsky, J.), entered April 8, 1998, which granted the plaintiff husband a separation by reason of cruel and inhuman treatment.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

It is well settled that what constitutes cruel and inhuman treatment during a marriage is a question of fact which will depend upon the circumstances of each case, and that the determination of the trial court in this regard is entitled to great deference (see, Brady v Brady, 64 NY2d 339; Hessen v Hessen,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hessen v. HessenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Brady v. BradyNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Bulger v. BulgerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Meltzer v. MeltzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. Gadomski v. GadomskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Fuegel v. FuegelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Levy v. LevyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. McGuire v. McGuireAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Coleman v. ColemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Luongo v. LuongoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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