Legal Opinion

Blair v. Blair

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

Decided February 6, 1914PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Charles 0. Blair, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 20th day of June, 1913, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the Kings County Special Term.

1Per curiam

The unfortunate family differences do not arise from any immorality or any failure by the husband in his duty of support. They had lived happily together for over fifteen years. His earnings went into a double apartment house, the title to which stands in the names of both. To eke out the income the wife took a boarder and let out a furnished room. The husband’s employment as a ferry boat engineer, where he was on duty often at night, required him to go and come at unusual hours. Thus the wife had a double burden of preparing the meals for the boarder, and sometimes again for the husband as…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brandt v. BrandtNew York Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Palese v. PaleseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966

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