Halsted v. Halsted
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from special term. Action by Charles S. Halsted against Sarah B. Halsted for divorce on the ground of adultery. From an order (26 N. Y. Supp. 758) denying a motion for leave to serve a supplemental complaint charging the commission of adultery by defendant since the commencement of the action, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The office of a supplemental complaint is to aid the cause of action already averred, not to enable the plaintiff to .'recover upon a cause of action which has accrued since the action ■was commenced. Bostwick v. Menck, 4 Daly, 68; McCullough v. Colby, 4 Bosw. 603; Improvement Co. v. Vinal, (Sup.) 1 N. Y. Supp. 200; Bull v. Rothschild, (Sup.) 4 N. Y. Supp. 826; Muller v. Earle, *40937 N. Y. Super. Ct. 388. One act of adultery affords a sufficient cause of action for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii, and in this respect an action for divorce a vinculo matrimonii is to be distinguished from an action…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Milner v. MilnerNew York Court of Chancery · 1833
- Bostwick v. MenckNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1871
- Bull v. RothschildNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Continental Construction & Improvement Co. v. VinalNew York Supreme Court · 1888
- National Union Bank v. ReedNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1891
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- Neiberg v. NeibergThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1894