Brenner v. Legum

This is a motion for summary judgment. The first cause of action is to recover one half of the wedding gifts given to plaintiff and defendant jointly, or the value thereof. The second cause is to recover the value of plaintiff’s share of the wedding gifts wrongfully converted by defendant.

Plaintiff and defendant were married on April 8, 1962. They lived together in Manhattan, New York, until June 15, 1963, when plaintiff left the apartment. She obtained a divorce in Nevada, by default, upon personal service of the summons and complaint on defendant in New York.

Several weeks after plaintiff’s…