Legal Opinion
Dodge v. Campbell
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1929PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
The plaintiffs in this action are the children of Byron G. Dodge, deceased, by his former wife, Annie Smart Dodge. It is their claim that the defendant Lillian Campbell, calling herself Mary Alexander Dodge, and who claims to be the widow of the decedent, was never lawfully married to him and is not entitled to any interest in the property of which he died seized, *646and they seek a declaratory judgment based upon this claim and the evidence given thereunder. The defendant mentioned denies the pertinent allegations in the complaint, and asserts as an affirmative defense that she was lawfully…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hynes v. . McDermottNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Gall v. . GallNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Pollock v. . PollockNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Stokes v. . StokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- In re BrushAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Estate of ErlangerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In Re Estate of BenjaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- In re the Accounting of ReidNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
- Kelly v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- McSweeney v. CelebrezzeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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