Lake v. Lake
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Grace M. Lake, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Washington Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Washington on the 14th day of October, 1907, denying a motion to set aside a judgment of divorce and for other relief.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, P. J.:
Plaintiff’s application was to set aside a judgment for ■ divorce, procured, as she claims, by fraud and duress, on' the part of her husband. The affidavit shows that while they were living together in apparent harmony he came to. her and told her that he wanted her to get a divorce, and that he would furnish the evidence upon which it could be obtained; that if she refused to get a divorce he would abandon her and her child and.go West. ■ She did not wish to get a divorce and told him so. But upon his insistence she finally consented, and consented to take for herself and child…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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