Legal Opinion
Auleta v. Bernadin
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herbert A. Posner, J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover $2,200 on the basis of a three-page written agreement “knowingly” entered into by two “consenting” adults. However, beyond the written agreement itself lies a tale which includes romance, passion, adultery, illegitimacy and assertions of forgery, duress and fraud.
This action was tried, without a jury, in the Civil Court but was transferred, by consent, to the Supreme Court after the Trial Judge was sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court. This transfer permits the Trial Judge to render a decision in the case, thereby…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kagen v. KagenNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Commissioner of Public Welfare v. KoehlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Haag v. BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Bacon v. BaconNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sandy M. v. Timothy J.New York City Family Court · 1988
- Department of Social Services of Jefferson County v. OverdorfAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Kingston v. VadalaNew York City Family Court · 1991