MacChi v. La Rocca

Plaintiff commenced this action for an equal division of certain property acquired by defendant and herself during the period of an illegal marriage. Defendant answered, admitting the illegality of the marriage, the cohabitation of the parties during the period alleged, and the acquisition of the property, but denied that plaintiff contributed one-half of the purchase price thereof and alleged that plaintiff contributed but one-third of said pur chase price and that the remaining two-thirds was contributed by defendant from his own earnings and from a portion of the earnings of his minor son…