Legal Opinion
Beutel v. Beutel
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1982PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Plaintiff’s pleading and the papers submitted in its support cannot be said to set forth a legal basis for finding that defendant procured the separation agreement by duress. As alleged in the complaint, plaintiff was under emotional strain during the several months that the agreement was being drafted. During this entire period, however, plaintiff was represented by an attorney who undertook the actual negotiations. Implicitly, plaintiff’s attorney also approved the terms of the agreement and there is no…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Sternlieb v. Normandie National Securities Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Soviero Bros. Contracting v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
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- Stoerchle v. StoerchleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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