Legal Opinion
Bohun v. Kinasz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 15, 1938PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The sole question pursued on this appeal is whether or not an abandoned wife can recover from the estate of her deceased husband sums spent by her from her own funds for her necessary support.
The facts are not in dispute. Jacob and Helen Bohun were married in New Jersey and in 1912 they moved to East Lyme where they continued to reside together until 1925. During this entire period, Jacob treated Helen with extreme cruelty. She endured this until May 5th, 1925, when Jacob put her out with the statement to her that he could get plenty of other women outside of his home. Thereafter she…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- De Brauwere v. . De BrauwereNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Artman v. ArtmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- McIlroy v. McIlroyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Reiley v. HealeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Hull v. ThomsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Moore v. McNamaraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Roberts v. CatonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Gregg v. GreggCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1952
- Smith v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
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