Lefferts v. Lefferts
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
O’Malley,
J. Plaintiff’s marriage to defendant in Indiana having been declared invalid in this State, has she a cause of action against him for fraud, predicated upon his statement to her that a marriage contract between them in Indiana would be valid and recognized by courts of competent jurisdiction everywhere?
*279The complaint alleges that at certain times prior to November 22, 1917, the defendant urged and requested plaintiff to enter into a contract of marriage with him; that plaintiff had theretofore obtained a decree of divorce by publication in Nevada from one Oppenheim, all of the facts…
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- Fischer v. FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
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