Pereira v. Pereira

The parties to this action were married on October 28,1925, in the State of New York, where they continued to reside until the time of their separation in the early part of 1944. In that year plaintiff brought an action in the Supreme Court, New York County, for a legal separation alleging cruelty on the part of defendant, who appeared in the action and counterclaimed for separation on the ground of plaintiff’s cruelty. The action resulted in judgment in favor of plaintiff and dismissal of the counterclaim. The decree of separation awarded custody of the two children of the marriage to…